TORULA


Meaning of TORULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯr-yə-lə, ˈtär-, -ə-lə ]

noun

( plural tor·u·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī ; also -las )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin torus protuberance

Date: 1862

: any of various fungi (genus Torula ) and especially yeasts that lack sexual spores, do not produce alcoholic fermentations, and are typically acid formers — called also torula yeast

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