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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

효모 추출물

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyomo chuchulmul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yeast extract/ˈjiːst ɪkˌstrækt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"효모 추출물은 감칠맛을 내는 데 사용됩니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A food paste made from yeast extract, typically rich in B vitamins and used as a savory spread or umami-rich flavoring agent in cooking.

    "He spread a thin layer of yeast extract on his buttered toast for breakfast."
  2. 2

    A concentrated paste or liquid derived from yeast cells used in biotechnology and microbiology as a nutrient medium for growing bacteria and fungi.

    "The laboratory culture medium was prepared using a standard percentage of yeast extract."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'yeast', originating from Middle English 'yest' (from Old German roots related to boiling and bubbling), and 'extract', from Latin 'extractus', past participle of 'extrahere' (to draw out). The culinary product was developed in the late 19th century as a concentrated, protein-rich byproduct of brewing.

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