yeastlike

1. 1.

   of or resembling or containing yeast

   Synonymsyeasty

Questions about yeastlike

What does yeastlike mean?

yeastlike means "of or resembling or containing yeast".

How many syllables are in yeastlike?

yeastlike has 3 syllables and divides as y-east-like under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for yeastlike?

Close synonyms include yeasty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is yeastlike a common word?

yeastlike is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.