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wine-maker's yeast

wine-maker's yeast

5.6
A tiny living thing used to change grape juice into wine
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪnˌmeɪkərz jiːst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : levadura de vino
  • The choice of wine-maker's yeast can significantly affect the flavor of the finished product.

Examples

  • Home brewers often purchase specialized wine-maker's yeast for making red or white wines.

  • The wine-maker's yeast is essential for fermentation.

  • He studied how different strains of wine-maker's yeast behave during fermentation.

  • Many wine-makers' yeasts are available on the market.

  • Home brewers often purchase specialized wine-maker's yeast for making red or white wines.

  • The choice of wine-maker's yeast can significantly affect the flavor of the finished product.

  • He studied how different strains of wine-maker's yeast behave during fermentation.

Synonyms

yeast
vswine-maker's yeast
  • Specialized
68 1.1

A very small living thing used in baking and brewing to make dough rise or ferment drinks

is a specific cultivated strain used for fermenting grape juice into wine
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
vswine-maker's yeast
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A yeast used to turn sugar into gas and alcohol for bread and beer

is a strain used for fermenting grapes to make wine rather than baking
Saccharomyces ellipsoides
vswine-maker's yeast
  • Specialized
8.5

A yeast that turns grape juice into wine

is a particular strain used to ferment grapes for wine
Saccharomyces
vswine-maker's yeast
  • Specialized
7.2

A yeast made of one cell that turns sugar into gas and alcohol in bread and beer

is a single strain used specifically for grape fermentation to produce wine

Surface Forms

wine-maker's yeast singular
wine-makers' yeasts plural

Morphology

wine-maker's + yeast

The phrase is fully compositional: 'wine-maker's' denotes possession/association with someone who makes wine and 'yeast' is the fermenting fungus, so a learner who knows 'wine', 'maker' and 'yeast' can infer it refers to yeast used by winemakers for fermentation. The possessive + noun pattern that denotes a subtype or purpose is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, making the meaning directly derivable.

Etymology

The compound wine-maker's yeast names a special kind of yeast that a wine-maker adds to grape juice. These tiny living cells eat sugar and make alcohol, so the name means the yeast used to 'turn grape juice into wine'.