barm 1

noundomain: substance

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey

Synonyms

yeast 1
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey

Hyponym

noun

small cake of compressed moist yeast

noun

yeast used in fermenting beer

noun

a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

Substance_holonym

noun

any dough made with the use of yeast.