Scoby
- Gloss
- a symbiotic culture of bacteria (such as Komagataeibacter xylinus synonym Acetobacter xylinum) and yeasts (as of the genera Brettanomyces and Saccharomyces) in the form of a gelatinous film which results from the fermentation process that produces kombucha and is typically reserved and used as a starter (see STARTER entry 1 sense 3b) to make more batches
- Usage
- At the beginning of 2021, Romy Ellenbogen … got a kombucha starter kit in the mail. Every time she brewed a batch, her SCOBY doubled.
- Reference
- merriam-webster.com
Sanskrit equivalent
सहजीवकिण्वसंस्कृतिः
- Synonyms
- स्कूबी
- Context
- Politics More in Society & Politics →