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What is yeast?


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Yeast - type of fungi, commonly found in grains, fruits, and other foods containing sugar.

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It's any various unicellular fungi reproducing by budding and from ascospores and capable of fermenting carbohydrates. ChaCha on!

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Yeast is a yellowish surface froth that occurs especially in saccharine liquids in which it promotes alcoholic fermentation.

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Yeast is any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the MORE?

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Yeast is defined as any of various unicellular fungi of the genus Saccharomyces, especially S. cerevisiae, reproducing by MORE?

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Yeast is a yellowish surface froth or sediment that occurs especially in saccharine liquids (as fruit juices) in which it MORE?

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A general term including single-celled, usually rounded fungi that produce by budding; some yeasts transform to a mycelial MORE?

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Yeast are a group of unicellular fungi a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread and ferment alcoholic beverages.

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Yeast (n) - A general term for a type of fungus capable of fermenting carbohydrates. Thanks for using ChaCha!

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