| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disease; plague |
| Synonyms: | affliction, bane, blot on the landscape, canker, contamination, corruption, curse, decay, dump, evil, eyesore, fungus, infestation, mildew, pest, pestilence, pollution, rot, scourge, sight, withering, woe |
| Antonyms: | blessing, boon, health, prosperity |
| Main Entry: | slime |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | muck, gelled waste |
| Synonyms: | fungus, glop, goo, gunk, mire, mucus, mud, ooze, scum, sludge |
| Main Entry: | yeast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leaven |
| Synonyms: | ferment, fungus, leavening |
| Main Entry: | yeast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rising agent |
| Synonyms: | catalyst, fermenter, foam, froth, fungus, leavening |