|sakərōˌmīsəˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Saccharomycet-, Saccharomyces, type genus + -aceae
: a family of ascomycetous fungi (order Endomycetales) comprising the typical yeasts that form asci or reproduce by budding and that typically produce alcoholic fermentations in carbohydrate substrates
• sac·cha·ro·my·ce·ta·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāshəs adjective