Agriculture and food terminology · MLC-0114

Agriculture and food terms: Y (10)

• yamsYams in the U.S. are actually sweet potatoes. USDA requires that the label "yam" always be accompanied by...
• yawsA systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue.
• yeast mutagenicity assayAn in vitro test system utilizing strains of the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to detect compounds that...
• yeastsA general term for single-celled rounded fungi that reproduce by budding. Brewers' and bakers' yeasts are...
• yellow feverAn acute infectious disease primarily of the tropics, caused by a virus and transmitted to man by mosquitoes...
• yellow greaseA byproduct usually made up of restaurant greases (fats and oils from cooking). Another source is from...
• yield componentsPlant parts contributing to yield based on their number, size and weight.
• yield tablesA table showing, for one or more species in a fully stocked stand, the growth pattern of a managed even-aged...
• yogaA major orthodox system of Hindu philosophy based on Sankhya (metaphysical dualism) but differing from it in...
• young of the yearAll of the fish of a species that were born in the past year, from transformation to juvenile until January 1.

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