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(noun) any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division

Related Words: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces ellipsoides, baker's yeast, brewer's yeast, fungus, wine-maker's yeast

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(noun) a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey

Synonyms: barm

Related Words: brewer's yeast, leaven, leavening, mother, yeast cake