What does the word yeast mean?
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A ferment consisting of a culture of Saccharomyces cerevisioe or other species of S. The yeast fungus is a blastomycete some species of which are pathogenic; see blastomycosis, Saccharomyces, Torula.
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Usage examples for yeast
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Shall I put on some potatoes for yeast? – Stories of the Foot-hills by Margaret Collier Graham
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For this latter purpose it is merely necessary to add to the basal diets the " A" as butter fat and the " B" as dried yeast or otherwise to make them complete. – The Vitamine Manual by Walter H. Eddy
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A little grounds of either small or strong- beer, will answer as well as yeast. – A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 by James Cook
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