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yeast

[yeest] / jist /
NOUN
leaven
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NOUN
foam
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NOUN
rising agent
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Kombucha is made when a SCOBY, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, ferments sweetened tea.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing, where yeast breaks down sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

These kinds of yeast only live in very cold conditions such as Antarctica, so are believed to have entered Oetzi's body at some point after he died.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

However Oskolkov, who previously discovered ancient fungus in the mummy's guts, cautioned that the yeast samples were only taken in 2010 and 2019.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“Nope. Only flour and butter, babes. Any sugar was for the yeast, and they’ve done their work and eaten it all up.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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