yeastlike
IPA: jˈistɫaɪk
adjective
- Resembling or having characteristics of yeast
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Examples of "yeastlike" in Sentences
- The pseudova turned out to be a living plant, a yeastlike growth that helps with the green-fly's digestion.
- Probiotics include both yeastlike members of the saccharomyces group and teria, which usually come from two groups: Lactobacillus or Bifidobacterium.
- Under certain conditions, it seems, candida can change from its yeastlike, noninvasive state into a parasitic fungus that spreads like wildfire through the gut.
- When our system is out of balance, yeastlike organisms might grow profusely and cause a thick white discharge that may look like cottage cheese and smell like baking bread.
- Candida albicans, a yeastlike pathogen that causes one type of vaginal infection and is thought to be transmittable on underwear, survives in ordinary laundering with a water temperature of 120°F.
- Echinacea purpurea is an herb that is primarily used to prevent and treat the common cold, flu, and upper respiratory tract infections; to enhance immune system function; and to treat systemic Candida a yeastlike fungi infections.
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