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Torula

Saccharomyces \Sac`cha*ro*my"ces\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sugar + ?, ?, a fungus.] (Biol.) A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. Saccharomyces cerevisi[ae] is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called Torula.

Torula

Torula \Tor"u*la\, n.; pl. Torul[ae] [NL., dim. of L. torus a semicircular molding.] (Biol.)

  1. A chain of special bacteria.

  2. A genus of budding fungi. Same as Saccharomyces. Also used adjectively.

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torula

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

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Torula

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

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.