The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
compressed yeast — noun : a cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown, subjecting them to heavy pressure, and mixing them with starch or flour * * * compressed yeast, yeast pressed and mixed with flour or meal: »Compressed yeast … Useful english dictionary
yeast cake — noun small cake of compressed moist yeast • Hypernyms: ↑yeast, ↑barm * * * noun : a cake of compressed yeast * * * 1. a small cake of compacted yeast for baking or the like. 2. a cake or sweet bread containing yeast as a leavening agent. [1785… … Useful english dictionary
yeast cake — /ˈjist keɪk/ (say yeest kayk) noun living yeast cells compressed with a little starch into a small cake. In dried yeast cake, yeasts are inactive; in a compressed yeast cake they are active and the product is perishable …
compressed — прессованный compressed tea прессованный чай compressed yeast прессованные дрожжи … English-Russian travelling dictionary
Yeast — of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
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 — yeastless, adj. yeastlike, adj. /yeest/, n. 1. any of various small, single celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates… … Universalium
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… … Medical dictionary
Baker's yeast — Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the yeast commonly used as baker s yeast. Gradation marks are 1 µm apart Baker s yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used as a leavening agent in baking bread and bakery products, where… … Wikipedia
baking — Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. Ingredients used in baking include flour, water, leavening agents (baker s yeast, baking soda, baking powder), shortening (fats,… … Universalium
