yeastlike

English

Etymology

From yeast +‎ -like.

Adjective

yeastlike (comparative more yeastlike, superlative most yeastlike)

1. Resembling or having characteristics of yeast
   • 1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Under certain conditions, it seems, candida can change from its yeastlike, noninvasive state into a parasitic fungus that spreads like wildfire through the gut.