noun Download 🔗Share An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines. Examples : "The baker carefully added the yeasts to the dough to help it rise before baking bread. " microorganism food drink medicine biology biochemistry science chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families. Examples : "Example Sentence: "When baking bread, adding yeasts makes the dough rise because they produce gas." " organism microorganism biology food science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A frothy foam. Examples : "Here are a few options, increasing in complexity slightly: * Simple: The bubbling wort showed yeasts rising to the surface. * Contextual: As the bread dough fermented, the baker noticed yeasts forming on top. " microorganism biology food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To ferment. Examples : "The baker yeasts the dough overnight to make it rise and become fluffy. " food organism biology plant biochemistry microorganism process science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of something prepared with a yeasted dough) To rise. Examples : "The rolls yeasts beautifully in the warm oven, becoming light and fluffy. " food biology microorganism process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exaggerate Examples : "He always yeasts his accomplishments, making them sound much more impressive than they actually are. " language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading