Fungus Able To Convert Sugar Into Alcohol Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey • any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division
	36%	13		Often used for its ability to convert sugar into alcohol
	noun • single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates
	34%	9		Chemical conversion of a sugar into a sugar alcohol
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