brewer's yeast


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

Origin of brewer's yeast

1
First recorded in 1915–20

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British Dictionary definitions for brewer's yeast

brewer's yeast

noun
  1. a yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, used in brewing: See yeast (def. 3)

  2. yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing

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