Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeastlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yeast-like
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or having characteristics of yeast

Example Sentences

"Under certain conditions, it seems, candida can change from its yeastlike, noninvasive state into a parasitic fungus that spreads like wildfire through the gut."

Etymology

Etymology tree English yeast Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English yeastlike From yeast + -like.

Inflected Forms

more yeastlike (comparative) most yeastlike (superlative)

Synonyms

yeasty

Questions

What does yeastlike mean?: Resembling or having characteristics of yeast
Where does yeastlike come from?: Etymology tree English yeast Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English yeastlike From yeast + -like.

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