yeastlike
1
5.9
Having qualities of yeast or made of yeast cells
- adjective
- /ˈjiːstlaɪk/
:
similar a la levadura
- She added a yeastlike culture to the dough to enhance its flavor and texture.
Examples
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During fermentation, the mixture develops yeastlike bubbles that indicate the yeast is active.
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The new technique uses liquid fermentation, in which Paecilomyces forms yeastlike cells called blastospores.
Academic text (1997) -
The recipe calls for a yeastlike ingredient to help the bread rise.
Synonyms
yeasty
vsyeastlike
2
7.3
Having the froth and smell of beer or fresh bread
is more general in meaning covering resemblance or actual containing of that organism
yeasted
vsyeastlike
1
3.7
Contains tiny living things that make bread dough rise and help make beer
is broader and also covers mere resemblance to that organism
funguslike
vsyeastlike
7.0
Appearing like mold or a mushroom
is specifically about resembling or containing the baking organism rather than all fungi
Surface Forms
yeastlike positive
Morphology
Etymology
Yeastlike comes from yeast, the tiny organism that makes bread rise and beer bubble, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So something yeastlike has qualities 'similar to' yeast, for example a bubbly foam or a yeasty smell.