A leavening agent.
To ferment.
To exaggerate.
To rise.
A frothy foam.
The resulting infection, candidiasis.
baker's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.
A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.
brewer's yeast, certain species of Saccharomyces, principally Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces carlsbergensis.
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.
Candida, a ubiquitous fungus that can cause various kinds of infections in humans.