Meanings
nounyeast extract (usually uncountable, plural yeast extracts)
plural yeast extracts
- uncountableusuallyany of various forms of processed yeast products used as food additives or flavourings.
Stilton works brilliantly with parsnips, providing a savoury richness which feels a little more special than common or garden yeast extract.
2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 酵母精華 /酵母精华
- 酵母精華 /酵母精华 (gaau³ mou⁵ zing¹ waa⁴)yeast product
Chinese Mandarin 酵母精華 /酵母精华
- 酵母精華 /酵母精华 (jiàomǔ jīnghuá)yeast product
Danish gærekstrakt
- gærekstraktyeast product
Dutch gistextract
- gistextractyeast product
German Hefeextrakt
- Hefeextraktyeast product
Irish úsc giosta
- úsc giostayeast product
Norwegian Bokmål gjærekstrakt
- gjærekstraktyeast product
Swedish jästextrakt
- jästextraktyeast product
Welsh rhin burum
- rhin burumyeast product
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APA
yeast extract. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeast%20extract
MLA
“yeast extract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yeast%20extract. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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