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compressed yeast

compressed yeast noun: a cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and mixing with starch or flour.

Noun

compressed yeast (countable and uncountable, plural compressed yeasts)

  1. A cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and mixing with starch or flour.

Forms of compressed yeast

pluralcompressed yeasts

Questions about compressed yeast

What does compressed yeast mean?
Compressed yeast means a cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and mixing with starch or flour.
What part of speech is compressed yeast?
Compressed yeast is a noun.
What is the plural of compressed yeast?
The plural of compressed yeast is compressed yeasts.

Words near compressed yeast in the dictionary

  1. compressability
  2. compressable
  3. compressed
  4. compressed air
  5. compressed sensing
  6. compressed yeast
  7. compressed yeasts
  8. compressed-air bath
  9. compressed-air baths
  10. compressedly
  11. compresses

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