yeast plant

yeast plant
noun or yeast cell
: an individual plant of a yeast typically consisting of a primary cell bearing one or more buds

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yeast plant noun
Any of a group of tiny, one-celled fungi (genus Saccharomyces) that produce alcoholic fermentation in saccharine fluids
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Main Entry:yeast

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yeast plant,
any one of a group of minute, one-celled, ascomycetous fungi, which produce alcoholic fermentation in saccharine fluids.

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  • Yeast plant — Yeast Yeast, n. [OE. [yogh]eest, [yogh]est, AS. gist; akin to D. gest, gist, G. gischt, g[ a]scht, OHG. jesan, jerian, to ferment, G. gischen, g[ a]schen, g[ a]hren, Gr. ? boiled, zei^n to boil, Skr. yas. [root]111.] [1913 Webster] 1. The foam,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • yeast plant — /ˈjist plænt/ (say yeest plant) noun any of the minute, unicellular ascomycetous fungi constituting the genus Saccharomyces, and related genera …  

  • Yeast — Yeast, n. [OE. [yogh]eest, [yogh]est, AS. gist; akin to D. gest, gist, G. gischt, g[ a]scht, OHG. jesan, jerian, to ferment, G. gischen, g[ a]schen, g[ a]hren, Gr. ? boiled, zei^n to boil, Skr. yas. [root]111.] [1913 Webster] 1. The foam, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yeast cake — Yeast Yeast, n. [OE. [yogh]eest, [yogh]est, AS. gist; akin to D. gest, gist, G. gischt, g[ a]scht, OHG. jesan, jerian, to ferment, G. gischen, g[ a]schen, g[ a]hren, Gr. ? boiled, zei^n to boil, Skr. yas. [root]111.] [1913 Webster] 1. The foam,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yeast powder — Yeast Yeast, n. [OE. [yogh]eest, [yogh]est, AS. gist; akin to D. gest, gist, G. gischt, g[ a]scht, OHG. jesan, jerian, to ferment, G. gischen, g[ a]schen, g[ a]hren, Gr. ? boiled, zei^n to boil, Skr. yas. [root]111.] [1913 Webster] 1. The foam,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • yeast´like´ — yeast «yeest», noun verb. –n. 1. the substance that causes dough for most kinds of bread to rise and that causes beer to ferment. Yeast consists of very small single celled plants that grow quickly in a liquid containing sugar. 2. = yeast plant.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • yeast — or yeast plant [yēst] n. [ME yest < OE gist, akin to Ger gischt, spray, froth & OHG jesan, to ferment < IE base * yes , to foam, boil up > Gr zein, to boil, seethe] 1. any of various single celled ascomycetous fungi in which little or no …   English World dictionary

  • yeast — /jist / (say yeest) noun 1. a yellowish, somewhat viscid, semifluid substance consisting of the aggregated cells of certain minute fungi, which appears in saccharine liquids (fruit juices, malt worts, etc.), rising to the top as a froth (top… …  

  • yeast cell — noun see yeast plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yeast — of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae Scientific classification Domain …   Wikipedia

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