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Synonyms

  1. barm

Hypernyms (Type of)

  1. fungus
  2. leaven
  3. leavening

What Google Knows

Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized.

Related Definition

  1. yeast:

    n An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.

    n A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.

    n A true yeast or budding yeast in order Saccharomycetales.

    n baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    n A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.

    n brewer's yeast, certain species of Saccharomyces, principally Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces carlsbergensis.

    n Candida, a ubiquitous fungus that can cause various kinds of infections in humans.

    n The resulting infection, candidiasis.

    n (figuratively) A frothy foam.

    v To ferment.

    v (of something prepared with a yeasted dough) To rise.

    v (African-American Vernacular, slang) To exaggerate.

    n A surname.


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