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Meaning of SCOBY | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈskəʊbi/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of SCOBY (“symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast”).
    alt-of
  3. Acronym of symbiotic culture (or community, or colony) of bacteria and yeast.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable

Examples

“Avoid cleaning your brewing vessel and equipment with antibacterial soap because SCOBYs contain bacteria.”
“Strain out the tea. Stir in the starter kombucha. Transfer to a large glass jar and add the SCOBY.”
“You will now have two scobies, which you can use to make more kombucha […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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