selenium yeast

noun

A material, produced by fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the presence of selenium, that has selenium atoms incorporated into the amino acid methionine

Meanings

nounselenium yeast (plural selenium yeasts)

plural selenium yeasts

  1. A material, produced by fermentation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the presence of selenium, that has selenium atoms incorporated into the amino acid methionine

Translations

Finnish seleenihiiva
  • seleenihiivamaterial that has selenium atoms incorporated into the amino acid methionine
German Selenhefe
  • Selenhefematerial that has selenium atoms incorporated into the amino acid methionine
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