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Answer for the clue "Yeastlike fungus ", 6 letters:
torula

Word definitions for torula in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Torula (Latin name: Candida utilis ; formerly Torulopsis utilis , Torula utilis ) is a species of yeast .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of a group of fungus, ''Candida utilis'', related to the yeasts, sometimes used in processed food

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Torula \Tor"u*la\, n.; pl. Torul[ae] [NL., dim. of L. torus a semicircular molding.] (Biol.) A chain of special bacteria. A genus of budding fungi. Same as Saccharomyces . Also used adjectively.

Usage examples of torula.

Your turkey, your stuffed pig-if those were standard brands, much of their weight was textured and sculptured torula protein.

We use artificially illuminated interior farms, multi-leveled, certainly, and we also farm the sea and to a limited extent the atmosphere but our biggest single source of protein today is torula yeast.

Your turkey, your stuffed pig—if those were standard brands, much of their weight was textured and sculptured torula protein.