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Definition of saccharomyces
: any of a genus (Saccharomyces of the family Saccharomycetaceae) of usually unicellular yeasts (such as a brewer's yeast) that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
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“Saccharomyces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saccharomyces. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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saccharomyces
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sac·cha·ro·my·ces
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Medical Definition of saccharomyces
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: a genus of unicellular yeasts (as a brewer's yeast) of the family Saccharomycetaceae that are distinguished by their sparse or absent mycelium and by their facility in reproducing asexually by budding
2
plural saccharomyces
: any yeast of the genus Saccharomyces
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The first known use of saccharomyces was in 1873
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