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unterhefe

unterhefe noun: the yeast that forms at the bottom of the vat.

Noun

unterhefe (uncountable)

  1. The yeast that forms at the bottom of the vat.
    Antonyms:
    oberhefe

Antonyms of unterhefe

Origin of unterhefe

German Unterhefe (literally “under-yeast”)

Questions about unterhefe

What does unterhefe mean?
Unterhefe means the yeast that forms at the bottom of the vat.
What part of speech is unterhefe?
Unterhefe is a noun.

Words near unterhefe in the dictionary

  1. untenuous
  2. untenured
  3. unterfirer
  4. unterfirers
  5. Untergrainau
  6. unterhefe
  7. Untermann
  8. untermensch
  9. untermenschen
  10. unterminable
  11. unterminably

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