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saccharomyces |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saccharomyces \Sac`cha*ro*my"ces\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? sugar + ?, ?, a fungus.] (Biol.) A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc {Saccharomyces cerevisi[ae]} is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called {Torula}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Saccharomyces n : single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates [syn: {Saccharomyces}, {genus Saccharomyces}]
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