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Yeast - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Yeast : (noun)
1: a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to
raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer
or whiskey [syn: barm]
2: any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually
by budding or division
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
1. The foam, or troth (top yeast), or the sediment (bottom
yeast), of beer or other in fermentation, which contains
the yeast plant or its spores, and under certain
conditions produces fermentation in saccharine or
farinaceous substances; a preparation used for raising
dough for bread or cakes, and making it light and puffy;
barm; ferment.
2. Spume, or foam, of water.
They melt thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the
Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. --Byron.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Yeast : Yeast: A group of single-celled fungi that reproduce by budding.
Most yeast are harmless (some are used in baking and brewing). Yeast is commonly present on normal human skin and in areas of moisture, such as the mouth and vagina, usually without causing any
problems.
However, yeast can produce disease in people. For example, the yeast Candida (once called Monilia) causes thrush (oral infection) and diaper rash in infants, fingernail infections, vaginal area
infections in women after puberty, and a host of problems in patients with immune deficiency.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Yeast |
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evansville82003: RT @DominiqueALeak: Do you ever have unusual symptoms that you can't explain? Symptoms of a Yeast infection http://bit.ly/4aexbi-lol |
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DominiqueALeak: Do you ever have unusual symptoms that you can't explain? Symptoms of a Yeast infection http://bit.ly/4aexbi |
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yeastinfecinfo: There are number of reasons why the acidic balance of your vagina can change and cause a Yeast infection. www.Yeast-infection.info |
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