yeast
/ji:st/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A type of fungus: Any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division.
- A leavening agent: A commercial substance containing these fungal cells, used to ferment sugars and produce gas, which causes dough to rise in baking and alcoholic beverages to ferment.
Examples
- Noun:
- Baker's yeast is essential for making bread.
- The yeast in the beer fermenter is very active.
- Yeast converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Advanced Usage
- "Yeast infection": A common term for a fungal infection, typically caused by an overgrowth of yeast.
- She was treated for a vaginal yeast infection.
- "Yeast extract": A food flavoring made from yeast, rich in B vitamins.
- Marmite is a popular spread made from yeast extract.
Variants and Related Words
- Yeasty (adj): Of, containing, or resembling yeast; frothy or fermenting.
- The dough had a yeasty smell.
- He gave a yeasty speech full of new ideas. (Figurative use meaning lively or creative).
Synonyms
- Leaven (n): A substance used to produce fermentation in dough.
- Ferment (n): An agent causing fermentation.
Related Phrases
- Baker's yeast: The strain of yeast () commonly used in baking.
- Brewer's yeast: The strain of yeast used in brewing beer, often a byproduct of the brewing process also sold as a nutritional supplement.
- Wild yeast: Yeast spores present naturally in the environment, used in sourdough starters and some traditional fermentations.
Idioms
- "The yeast of society": A literary or figurative phrase suggesting an element that causes growth, change, or activity within a group.
- Artists are often considered the yeast of society, provoking new thoughts.
Noun
- any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
- a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey