hiiva — meaning in English
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English meaning
- yeast noun A microscopic fungus used to ferment dough or brew alcohol.
Senses
hiiva is used for these senses in English:
- yeast An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.
- yeast A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.
- yeast A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.
yeast — full definition
- noun A microscopic fungus used to ferment dough or brew alcohol.
- verb To ferment or cause to rise.