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yeast [ji:st] n
gen.	Backhefe f; Hefe f; Schaum m; Bierhefe f; Germ f; Gest nordd.
chem.	Bärme f
food.ind.	Hefepilze pl.
health.	Bierhefe f (Saccharomyces cerevisiae); Brauereihefe f (Saccharomyces cerevisiae); Saccharomyces cerevisiae
yeasts n
gen.	Hefen
nat.res.	Sproßpilze m
brewer's yeast [ji:st] n
tech.	Bier-hefe f
yeast Many species of unicellular fungi, most of which belong to the Ascomycetes and reproduce by budding. The genus Saccharomyces is used in brewing and winemaking because in low oxygen concentration it produces zymase, an enzyme system that breaks down sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide. Saccharomyces is also used in bread-making. Some yeasts are used as a source of protein and of vitamins of the B group [ji:st] n
environ.	Hefe f
yeast [ji:st] adj.
agric.	Ferment; Gärstoff
food.ind.	Hefe (Saccharomycetaceae fam.)
med.	Hefepilz; Gärstoff (fermentum); Gärungsstoff (fermentum)

yeast : 217 phrases in 18 subjects

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Biochemistry	1
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Patents	5
Pharmacy and pharmacology	3
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