Definitions for saccharomyces
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Princeton's WordNet
Saccharomyces, genus Saccharomyces(noun)
single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
Webster Dictionary
Saccharomyces(noun)
a genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called Torula
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Saccharomyces
A genus of ascomycetous fungi of the family Saccharomycetaceae, order SACCHAROMYCETALES.
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