Synonyms of yeast

Noun


1. yeast, barm, leaven, leavening

usage: a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey

2. yeast, fungus

usage: any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division

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Definition and meaning of yeast (Dictionary)