Important Agent In Bread Dough And Beer Fermentation Crossword Clue

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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
	38%	6		Microorganism responsible for fermentation in bread dough
	noun • a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms
	36%	5		Certain fungi are used in the fermentation process to produce beer and bread
	noun • the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants

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