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baker's yeast

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
bak-er's yeast
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the strains of yeast of species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) commonly used in baking bread and similar products.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baker, yeast.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

brewer's yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae

Questions

What does baker's yeast mean?
Any of the strains of yeast of species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) commonly used in baking bread and similar products.

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