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yeast

noun as in leaven

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noun as in foam

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noun as in rising agent

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The malted barley, yeast, and water are cooked, fermented, and distilled exactly the same.

They are vinous, herbaceous, and reminiscent of sourdough yeast starter.

During fermentation after about 15 percent alcohol, yeast starts producing histamines.

Another cure is Kvass, a slightly alcoholic beverage made by soaking dried rye bread with sugar and yeast.

To make the dough, combine the flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a large bowl.

Yeast-cells are smooth, colorless, highly refractive, spheric or ovoid cells.

Its disadvantage is that it introduces, with the bread, a variable amount of lactic acid and numerous yeast-cells.

The microscope commonly shows sarcin, bacteria, and great numbers of yeast-cells.

Dinner was over; the boys rushed into the playground; neither the yeast dumplings nor the salt beef stuck in their throats.

"Yeast that ferments is always sour, my child," replied the baker, reclining his head pensively.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to yeast, such as: fungus, ferment, and leavening.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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