yeast
Example Sentences
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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
The study contained more serious possible uses for the yeast.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
When asked if the scientists were considering using the yeast to brew beer, he responded: "It's on the list."
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
To test this idea, Zhang's team compared two groups of yeast over 800 generations.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
First they cooked parsnips with sugar and spices and yeast and poured this into casks, where the fermenting mixture sang loud and sweet as it turned into wine.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
Vocabulary lists containing yeast
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