baker's yeast

noun

Any of the strains of yeast of species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) commonly used in baking bread and similar products.

Similar
brewer's yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae
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Meanings

nounbaker's yeast (countable and uncountable)
  1. countableuncountableAny of the strains of yeast of species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) commonly used in baking bread and similar products.
  2. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see baker, yeast.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounused as a leaven in baking and brewing

Similar
brewer's yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Broader
yeast
Also see
brewer's yeast

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

baker's yeast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baker's%20yeast

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“baker's yeast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baker's%20yeast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baker's yeast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baker's%20yeast.

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