Zymase
Noun
UK
/ˈzaɪ.meɪz/
US
/ˈzaɪ.meɪs/
Level: Easy - A1 (Beginner)
Definition
A natural substance in yeast that changes sugar into alcohol and gas.
Example
"Zymase helps bread dough rise."
"When yeast ferments sugar, zymase makes bubbles and alcohol."
"Bakers and brewers both depend on zymase to make bread soft and drinks fizzy."
Explanation
Zymase is a natural substance (enzyme, a special type of protein) found in yeast (a tiny living thing) that helps turn sugar into alcohol and gas. For example, zymase helps in making bread and wine. When yeast uses sugar, zymase changes it into carbon dioxide and alcohol, which makes bread rise and drinks bubble. It’s important in food making, especially baking and preparing drinks. You cannot see zymase, but it works inside yeast to help these changes happen.