yeast
• noun 1 a microscopic single-celled fungus capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. 2 a greyish-yellow preparation of this obtained chiefly from fermented beer, used as a fermenting agent, to raise bread dough, and as a food supplement. 3 Biology any single-celled fungus that reproduces vegetatively by budding or fission. — ORIGIN Old English.
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