baker's yeast

baker's yeast

n. A commercial preparation consisting of dried cells of one or more strains of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae, used as a leavening in baking.

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baker's yeast - used as a leaven in baking and brewingSaccharomyces cerevisiae, brewer's yeastgenus Saccharomyces, Saccharomyces - single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydratesyeast - any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division