brewer\'s yeast

brewer's yeast

noun
a yeast, as of the genus Saccharomyces, suitable for use as a ferment in the manufacture of wine and beer.

Origin:
1915–20
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brewer's yeast
 
n
1.  See yeast a yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, used in brewing
2.  yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing

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brewer's yeast brew·er's yeast (br&oomacr;'ərz)
n.
A yeast (genus Saccharomyces) used as a source of B-complex vitamins.

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