Fungi[countable] a small, single-celled living thing, a fungus, that reproduces by splitting itself or by budding, that is capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Fungi, Nutrition[uncountable] a form of this organism, usually dry powder, used in brewing alcoholic beverages, to make bread rise, and as a source of vitamins and proteins.
Fungiany of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Fungi, Nutritionany of several yeasts of the genus Saccharomyces, used in brewing alcoholic beverages, as a leaven in baking breads, and in pharmacology as a source of vitamins and proteins. Cf. bottom yeast, brewer's yeast, top yeast.
spume; foam.
ferment; agitation.
something that causes ferment or agitation.
v.i.
to ferment.
to be covered with froth.
bef. 1000; Middle English ye(e)st (noun, nominal), Old English gist, gyst; cognate with Dutch gist, German Gischt yeast, foam, Old Norse jastr yeast, Greek zestós boiled, Sanskrit yásati (it) boils
any of various single-celled ascomycetous fungi of the genus Saccharomyces and related genera, which reproduce by budding and are able to ferment sugars: a rich source of vitamins of the B complex
any yeastlike fungus, esp of the genus Candida, which can cause thrush in areas infected with it
a commercial preparation containing yeast cells and inert material such as meal, used in raising dough for bread or for fermenting beer, whisky, etc
a preparation containing yeast cells, used to treat diseases caused by vitamin B deficiency
froth or foam, esp on beer
(intransitive)to froth or foam
Etymology: Old English giest; related to Old Norse jostr, Old High German jesan, Swedish esa, Norwegian asa, Sanskrit yasatiˈyeastlessˈyeastˌlike
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