yeasts

noun

plural of yeast
as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity taxation without representation proved to be the yeast of rebellion

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Recent Examples of yeasts How to Store Instant Yeast Instant yeast has the finest texture of all yeasts and comes in dry form. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 3 Nov. 2026 This species is the largest known in the phylum Ascomycota, which is the most diverse group of fungi and contains about 65,000 species, including morels, truffles and yeasts. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Various micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi, yeasts) can also lie dormant in the tissues for centuries and can recolonize and multiply due to a ready supply of organic material—particularly if the remains have been stored in suboptimal conditions. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026 Candida, a genus of yeasts, is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 Yeast is also another lever to provide variety, and in addition to standard brewer’s yeast, Loch Lomond frequently makes whiskies with Chardonnay, Champagne, Sauvignon, and Belgian ale yeasts. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Kombucha Kombucha is made by combining tea with sugar, which serves as food for the symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts (SCOBY) during fermentation. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 26 June 2026 In organisms that reproduce via the union of types—this group also includes yeasts and slime molds—partners are functionally equivalent and the exchange of genetic material is symmetrical, an arrangement called isogamy. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeasts
  1. incentives
  2. encouragements
  3. motivations
  4. stimuli
  5. impetuses
  6. stimulants
Noun
  • The fund plans to acquire stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including participatory loans tied to presales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Check whether individual and departmental incentives support the company’s broader objectives or encourage people to optimize at one another’s expense.
    — Dr. Nore Salman, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements
Noun
  • But Pessiglione suspects that psychological factors, such as motivations and beliefs, also play a key role.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The outlet also recently indicated that there might be financial motivations behind Harry’s desire to reconcile with his family.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • Visual stimuli produced more activity in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers have studied how certain facial and auricular stimuli interact with parasympathetic activity.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • One of the main impetuses for this is that newer planes are flying further, which means airline routes are getting longer.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2025
Definition of impetuses
Noun
  • Mayor Kenson Siver said overdose response has become increasingly complex, as people often use a mix of opioids and stimulants, and that paramedics need to be prepared for a range of situations.
    — Aneri Pattani, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The poison center data showed 233 deaths over the decade, most of which involved other substances like opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants, and alcohol.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stimulants

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