Yeast — of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
Yeast — Yeast, n. [OE. [yogh]eest, [yogh]est, AS. gist; akin to D. gest, gist, G. gischt, g[ a]scht, OHG. jesan, jerian, to ferment, G. gischen, g[ a]schen, g[ a]hren, Gr. ? boiled, zei^n to boil, Skr. yas. [root]111.] [1913 Webster] 1. The foam, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yeast — or yeast plant [yēst] n. [ME yest < OE gist, akin to Ger gischt, spray, froth & OHG jesan, to ferment < IE base * yes , to foam, boil up > Gr zein, to boil, seethe] 1. any of various single celled ascomycetous fungi in which little or no … English World dictionary
yeast|y — «YEES tee», adjective, yeast|i|er, yeast|i|est. 1. of, containing, or resembling yeast. 2. frothy or foamy: »yeasty waves. 3 … Useful english dictionary
yeast — yeast; yeast·i·ly; yeast·i·ness; … English syllables
yeast — [ jist ] noun uncount a white substance used for making bread rise or for making beer ╾ yeast|y adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
yeast — (n.) O.E. gist yeast, common West Germanic (Cf. M.H.G. gest, Ger. Gischt foam, froth, O.H.G. jesan, Ger. gären to ferment ), from PIE *jes boil, foam, froth (Cf. Skt. yasyati boils, seethes, Gk. zein to boil, Welsh … Etymology dictionary
yeast — см. Приложение 1 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
yeast — yeast. См. дрожжи. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
yeast — is the colloquial name for members of the fungal families, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes and imperfect fungi, that tend to be unicellular for the greater part of their life cycle. Commercially important yeasts include Saccharomyces cerevisiae ;… … Dictionary of molecular biology
yeast — [ji:st] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: gist] a type of ↑fungus used for producing alcohol in beer and wine, and for making bread rise >yeasty adj ▪ a yeasty taste … Dictionary of contemporary English
