drożdże — meaning in English

English meaning

• leaven noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
• yeast noun A microscopic fungus used to ferment dough or brew alcohol.

Senses

drożdże is used for these senses in English:

• leaven Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.

leaven — full definition

1. noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
2. noun Anything that induces change, especially a corrupting or vitiating change.

yeast — full definition

1. noun A microscopic fungus used to ferment dough or brew alcohol.
2. verb To ferment or cause to rise.

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