kephir

English

Noun

kephir (countable and uncountable, plural kephirs)

1. Alternative spelling of kefir.
   • 1910-1911, Encyclopaedia Britannica‎, 11th edition, volume 3, part 1:

     In addition to such cases as the kephir and ginger-beer plants (figs. 19, 20), where anaerobic bacteria are associated with yeasts, several interesting examples of symbiosis among bacteria are now known.