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sac·cha·ro·my·ces | \ ˌsa-kə-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz 
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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
nounsac·cha·ro·my·ces | \ ˌsak-ə-rō-ˈmī-(ˌ)sēz \
\Medical Definition of saccharomyces
1 capitalized : 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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