Fungus that makes bread rise Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
2. any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FUNGUS (noun)
1. an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
BREAD (noun)
1. informal terms for money
2. food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
BREAD (verb)
1. cover with bread crumbs

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