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active dry yeast

active dry yeast noun: powdered dehydrated yeast organisms that are alive but dormant because of the lack of moisture, used to leaven bread.

Noun

active dry yeast (countable and uncountable, plural active dry yeasts)

  1. Powdered dehydrated yeast organisms that are alive but dormant because of the lack of moisture, used to leaven bread.

Forms of active dry yeast

pluralactive dry yeasts

Questions about active dry yeast

What does active dry yeast mean?
Active dry yeast means powdered dehydrated yeast organisms that are alive but dormant because of the lack of moisture, used to leaven bread.
What part of speech is active dry yeast?
Active dry yeast is a noun.
What is the plural of active dry yeast?
The plural of active dry yeast is active dry yeasts.

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