Yeastlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or having characteristics of yeast

    "Under certain conditions, it seems, candida can change from its yeastlike, noninvasive state into a parasitic fungus that spreads like wildfire through the gut."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or resembling or containing yeast wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
yeasty

Example

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"Under certain conditions, it seems, candida can change from its yeastlike, noninvasive state into a parasitic fungus that spreads like wildfire through the gut."

Etymology

From yeast + -like.

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