brewer's yeast

noun

Any live yeast used in brewing or yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, dried and killed, and used as nutritional yeast.

Similar
baker's yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae
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Meanings

nounbrewer's yeast (plural brewer's yeasts)

plural brewer's yeasts

  1. beveragesAny live yeast used in brewing or yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, dried and killed, and used as nutritional yeast.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounused as a leaven in baking and brewing

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

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Brauhefe
  • Brauhefeyeast used in brewing or yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, used as nutritional yeast
Hungarian sörélesztő
  • sörélesztőyeast used in brewing or yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, used as nutritional yeast
Irish giosta bríbhéireachta
  • giosta bríbhéireachtayeast used in brewing or yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, used as nutritional yeast
Cite this entry
APA

brewer's yeast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brewer's%20yeast

MLA

“brewer's yeast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brewer's%20yeast. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brewer's yeast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brewer's%20yeast.

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