How Do You Spell YEAST?

Pronunciation: [jˈiːst] (IPA)

The word "yeast" is spelled with four letters that can be deceiving to English learners since "ea" usually makes a "long e" sound. However, in this word, "ea" is pronounced as "i" as in "beast". The phonetic transcription is /jiːst/, with the "y" making a "yuh" sound and the "st" pronounced as a soft "s". Yeast is a type of fungus used for fermenting in baking, brewing, and other culinary applications. It is also a key ingredient in making bread rise.

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YEAST Meaning and Definition

  1. Yeast is a type of single-celled fungus that plays a significant role in the process of fermentation and baking. It is commonly used in the food and beverage industry to leaven bread, brew beer, and produce wine. Yeast is categorized as a member of the fungi kingdom alongside mold and mushrooms.

    Most often, yeast refers to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a species that feeds on sugars and converts them into carbon dioxide and ethanol through the process of fermentation. This biological reaction is what enables bread dough to rise and gives beer and wine their alcoholic content. Yeast can also convert sugars into other byproducts, such as lactic acid or acetic acid, which can be used in the production of foods like yogurt or vinegar.

    The yeast organism is composed of a microscopic cell that reproduces through budding. This means that a smaller cell forms and pinches off from the parent cell, eventually growing into a new organism. Yeast cells are oval-shaped and contain a nucleus, cytoplasm, and other essential organelles.

    In addition to its culinary applications, yeast also has various benefits in biotechnology, such as being used to produce enzymes or as a source of protein. Furthermore, yeast has been widely studied in scientific research due to its genetic similarities with more complex multicellular organisms, including humans, making it a valuable tool in genetics and molecular biology.

  2. A ferment consisting of a culture of Saccharomyces cerevisioe or other species of S. The yeast fungus is a blastomycete some species of which are pathogenic; see blastomycosis, Saccharomyces, Torula.

    A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

  3. The froth in the working of new beer; the matter that separates from liquids during the vinous fermentation, the froth being called top-yeast, and the deposit bottom-yeast; the preparation used for raising dough for bread; barm.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of YEAST

The word yeast comes from the Old English term gist or gyst, which can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word jestaz. This Proto-Germanic word is also related to the Old High German term jesa and Old Norse term jostr. Ultimately, the etymology of yeast can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root word jes, meaning to boil or ferment.

Idioms with the word YEAST

  • brew·er's yeast Brewer's yeast is a type of yeast that is commonly used in brewing beer and baking bread. It is also often used as a dietary supplement due to its high nutritional content, including protein, vitamins, and minerals.

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Plural form of YEAST is YEASTS

Conjugate verb Yeast

CONDITIONAL

I would yeast
you would yeast
he/she/it would yeast
we would yeast
they would yeast

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be yeasting
you would be yeasting
he/she/it would be yeasting
we would be yeasting
they would be yeasting

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have yeast
you would have yeast
he/she/it would have yeast
we would have yeast
they would have yeast

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been yeasting
you would have been yeasting
he/she/it would have been yeasting
we would have been yeasting
they would have been yeasting

FUTURE

I will yeast
you will yeast
he/she/it will yeast
we will yeast
they will yeast

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be yeasting
you will be yeasting
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we will be yeasting
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FUTURE PERFECT

I will have yeasted
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FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been yeasting
you will have been yeasting
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IMPERATIVE

you yeast
we let´s yeast

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to yeast

PAST

I yeasted
you yeasted
he/she/it yeasted
we yeasted
they yeasted

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was yeasting
you were yeasting
he/she/it was yeasting
we were yeasting
they were yeasting

PAST PARTICIPLE

yeasted

PAST PERFECT

I had yeasted
you had yeasted
he/she/it had yeasted
we had yeasted
they had yeasted

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been yeasting
you had been yeasting
he/she/it had been yeasting
we had been yeasting
they had been yeasting

PRESENT

I yeast
you yeast
he/she/it yeasts
we yeast
they yeast

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am yeasting
you are yeasting
he/she/it is yeasting
we are yeasting
they are yeasting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

yeasting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have yeasted
you have yeasted
he/she/it has yeasted
we have yeasted
they have yeasted

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been yeasting
you have been yeasting
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we have been yeasting
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