baker's yeast
baker's yeast · baker's yeasts
Any of the strains of yeast of species commonly used in baking bread and similar productsAny of the strains of yeast of species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) commonly used in baking bread and similar products.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of the strains of yeast of species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) commonly used in baking bread and similar products.
used as a leaven in baking and brewing
(countable, uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baker, yeast.
Forms
plural: baker's yeasts| Singular | baker's yeast |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- used as a leaven in baking and brewing:brewer's yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable