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die Hefe (-n)
   yeast, baker’s yeast
die Backhefe (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, die Bierhefe)
   baker’s yeast

Louis Pasteur konnte im Jahre 1857 mit Hilfe des Mikroskops nachweisen, dass die Hefe aus lebenden Zellen besteht.
In 1857, Louis Pasteur, with the aid of a microscope, was able to prove that yeast consists of living cells.

Related Words:
die Bierhefe beer yeast
der Hefeteig yeast dough
der/die Germ baker’s yeast (Austrian/Bavarian dialect)
die Hefe des Volkes (pos.) the driving force behind the people; (neg.) the scum of the earth

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