cerevisiae

English

Etymology

From the specific epithet of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer's yeast).

Noun

cerevisiae (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The species Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or brewer's yeast.

Latin

Noun

cerevisiae

  1. inflection of cerevisia:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive/dative singular