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saccharomycete

saccharomycete noun: a yeast fungus.

Noun

saccharomycete (plural saccharomycetes)

  1. A yeast fungus
  2. A yeast of the genus Saccharomycetes

Forms of saccharomycete

pluralsaccharomycetes

Origin of saccharomycete

From saccharo- + -mycete.

Questions about saccharomycete

What does saccharomycete mean?
Saccharomycete means a yeast fungus.
What part of speech is saccharomycete?
Saccharomycete is a noun.
What is the plural of saccharomycete?
The plural of saccharomycete is saccharomycetes.

Words near saccharomycete in the dictionary

  1. saccharometers
  2. saccharometric
  3. saccharometry
  4. saccharomyces
  5. saccharomycetaceous
  6. saccharomycete
  7. saccharomycetes
  8. saccharomycetous
  9. saccharomycopsis
  10. saccharomycoses
  11. saccharomycosis

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