yeastlike
English
Etymology
yeast + -like
Adjective
yeastlike (comparative more yeastlike, superlative most yeastlike)
- Resembling or having characteristics of yeast
- 1988, January 22, “Robert McClory”, in The Yeast of Our Problems:
- Under certain conditions, it seems, candida can change from its yeastlike, noninvasive state into a parasitic fungus that spreads like wildfire through the gut.
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