Collocations for "yeast"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "yeast" in context.
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yeast
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- [baking, baker's, brewer's] yeast
- a [packet, pouch] of yeast
- add [a teaspoon, five grams] of yeast
- stir the yeast in [warm, lukewarm] water
- yeast makes the [bread, cake] rise
- yeast for [fermenting, baking, distilling, brewing]
- the bread has no yeast
- (the) yeast [produces, makes, generates] [alcohol, carbon dioxide]
- (the) yeast [uses, absorbs, converts] sugar
- forgot to [add, include] (the) yeast
- a [tablespoon, teaspoon] of yeast extract
- has a yeast infection
- yeast cells create (carbon dioxide)
'yeast' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):