yeast

English Thesaurus

1. any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus,
definition	:	an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	baker's yeast, brewer's yeast, saccharomyces cerevisiae,
definition	:	used as a leaven in baking and brewing (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	saccharomyces ellipsoides, wine-maker's yeast,
definition	:	used in making wine (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	endomycetales, order endomycetales,
definition	:	fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus (noun.plant)

2. a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	leaven, leavening,
definition	:	a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	yeast cake,
definition	:	small cake of compressed moist yeast (noun.food)

hyponym	:	brewer's yeast,
definition	:	yeast used in fermenting beer (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	mother,
definition	:	a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar (noun.substance)

3. any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division (noun.plant)

derivation	:	yeastlike, yeasty, yeastlike, yeasty,
definition	:	of or resembling or containing yeast (adj.pert)

derivation	:	yeastlike, yeasty, yeastlike, yeasty,
definition	:	of or resembling or containing yeast (adj.pert)