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- noun Plural form of
yeast .
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On other fronts, the increasing reliance and emphasis on indigenous yeasts is another very positive development in the world of wine, and this is true for a variety of reasons.
Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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The yeasts are a group of microscopic single-celled fungi, relatives of the mushrooms.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The yeasts are a group of microscopic single-celled fungi, relatives of the mushrooms.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Organisms consisting of such cells can either be unicellular, such as yeasts and amoebas, or multi-cellular such as plants and animals.
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Indeed, microorganisms, such as yeasts or moulds and sometimes true bacteria, are essential catalysts in the making of these basic food items.
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_Clostridium_, _Plectridium_, &c., where the sporiferous cells enlarge, bear out the same argument, and we must not forget that there are extremely minute "yeasts," easily mistaken for Micrococci, and that yeasts occasionally form only one spore in the cell.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Some, _e. g._ the Sereh disease of the sugar-cane, the slime fluxes of oaks and other trees, are not only very doubtful cases, in which other organisms such as yeasts and fungi play their parts, but it may be regarded as extremely improbable that the bacteria are the primary agents at all; they are doubtless saprophytic forms which have gained access to rotting tissues injured by other agents.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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"The unique benefits of HPP are that it kills microbes such as yeasts, moulds and bacteria, and extends the shelf-life of chilled perishable products without adversely affecting the food's freshness, flavour, colour, texture and nutritional value," Dr Versteeg says.
Earth News, Earth Science, Energy Technology, Environment News 2009
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Thankfully, that's changing, as brewers bring new ingredients, wild yeasts and, yes, a subtler spice rack to this style of brew.
Gourd Lovin' William Bostwick 2011
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These include advances with both bacteria that grow at high temperatures, called thermophiles, and recombinant cellulolytic yeasts such as:
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » New Process Promises Better and Cheaper Ethanol 2009
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