имя существительное дрожжи, закваска Синоним(ы): barm, leaven
дрожжи; дрожжевой Например: yeast propagate — дрожжи размножаются
1) дрожжи; культивировать дрожжи 2) зрелые дрожжи (отбродивший дрожжевой затор) 3) вводить дрожжи в сусло (в производстве пива)
I. noun Etymology: Middle English yest, from Old English gist; akin to Old High German jesen, gesen to ferment, Greek zein to boil 1. a. a yellowish surface froth or sediment that occurs especially in saccharine liquids (as fruit juices) in which it promotes alcoholic fermentation, consists largely of cells of a fungus (as the saccharomyces, Saccharomyces cerevisiae), and is used especially in the making of alcoholic liquors and as a leaven in baking b. a commercial product containing yeast fungi in a moist or dry medium c. (1) a unicellular fungus that is present and functionally active in yeast, usually has little or no mycelium, and reproduces by budding (2) any of various similar fungi 2. archaic the foam or spume of waves 3. something that causes ferment or activity Example: were all seething with the yeast of revolt — J. F. Dobie II. intransitive verb ferment, froth