torula

[ tawr-yuh-luh, -uh-luh, tawr- ]

noun

1. a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of torula¹

< New Latin Torula (1796) a fungus genus, equivalent to Latin tor ( us ) torus + -ula -ule

Example Sentences

I have found the Torula in a great variety of syrups which have spontaneously undergone fermentation.

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They exactly resemble in everything except the size, the globules of the yeast plant, the Torula Cerevesi.

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The yeast, to which he gave the name Saccharomyces (Torula) keffir, forms small oval or roundish cells 2-3 µ wide and 3-5 µ long.

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He would have seen the true torula overpowered by foreign intruders.

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Torula, in fact, converts the grape juice into alcohol, and Mycoderma aceti converts the alcohol into vinegar.

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