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SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used as a leaven in baking and brewing
Synonyms:
baker's yeast; brewer's yeast; Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a kind of...):
yeast (any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division)
Holonyms ("Saccharomyces cerevisiae" is a member of...):
genus Saccharomyces; Saccharomyces (single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates)
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