nnoun.substancea commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskeySynset:barm
Derivationally Related Form:yeasty
Hypernyms:leaven leavening
Inherited Hypernyms:yeastleavensubstancematterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:brewer's yeastmotheryeast cake
Full Hyponyms:bottom fermenting yeastbrewer's yeastmothertop fermenting yeastyeast cake
nnoun.plantany of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or divisionDerivationally Related Form:yeasty
Member Holonyms:Endomycetales order Endomycetales
Hypernyms:fungus
Inherited Hypernyms:yeastfungusorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Saccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces ellipsoidesbaker's yeastbrewer's yeastwine-maker's yeast
Full Hyponyms:baker's yeastwine-maker's yeast