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单词 yeast plant
释义

yeast /yēst/

noun
  1. One of a group of simple unicellular fungi, with features making them highly suitable for genetic and biochemical studies, and for use in brewing, baking, etc
  2. The froth on beer (obsolete)
  3. Spume or foam on water (Shakespeare)
  4. Leaven (figurative)
intransitive verb (lit and figurative)

To ferment or be covered with froth

ORIGIN: OE gist or gyst; Ger Gäscht, Gischt

yeastˈiness noun

yeastˈlike adjective

yeastˈy adjective

  1. Like yeast
  2. Frothy or foamy
  3. Insubstantial

yeast plant noun

Any of a group of tiny, one-celled fungi (genus Saccharomyces) that produce alcoholic fermentation in saccharine fluids

yeast powder noun

  1. Dry powdered yeast used in baking
  2. Baking powder

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