brewers' yeast


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brewers' yeast

[¦brü·ərz ′yēst]
(food engineering)
Dried yeast cells recovered as a by-product of the brewing of beer and used as a natural source of vitamin B and protein.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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