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yeast
/jiːst/
noun
Maya; ekmek kabartan ve içki fermantasyonunda kullanılan tek hücreli mantar
A single-celled fungus used to make bread rise and to ferment beer and wine.
- Add the yeast to warm water and let it activate.
- The bread didn't rise because the yeast was old.
- Beer is made by fermenting grain with yeast.
- Researchers discovered that certain strains of yeast can efficiently convert agricultural waste into biofuels through controlled fermentation processes.
- Molecular biologists study yeast cells as model organisms because their relatively simple genetic structure provides insights into fundamental cellular mechanisms.
- The pharmaceutical industry utilizes genetically modified yeast to produce insulin and other therapeutic proteins at industrial scale.