bread mold

bread mold
any fungus of the family Mucoraceae, esp. Rhizopus nigricans, that forms a black, furry coating on foodstuffs. Also called black mold.
[1920-25]

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  • bread mold — bred n any of various molds found esp. on bread esp one of the genus Rhizopus (R. nigricans) …   Medical dictionary

  • bread mold — n. any of an order (Mucorales, esp. Rhizopus nigricans) of fungi often found on decaying vegetable matter or bread …   English World dictionary

  • bread mold — bread′ mold n. mcr any fungus of the family Mucoraceae, esp. Rhizopus nigricans, that forms a black furry coating on foodstuffs …   From formal English to slang

  • bread mold — noun a mold of the genus Rhizopus • Syn: ↑Rhizopus nigricans • Hypernyms: ↑rhizopus • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Rhizopus * * * noun : a mold of the family Mucoraceae (especially …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Black bread mold — Taxobox image caption = Mold can cover a loaf of bread nearly entirely in less than three days name = Black bread mold regnum = Fungi| phylum = Zygomycota| classis = Zygomycetes| ordo = Mucorales| familia = Mucoraceae genus = Rhizopus species =… …   Wikipedia

  • red bread mold — см. Приложение 1 (Neurospora crassa). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • red bread mold — red bread mold. См. красная хлебная плесень. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Mold — Mold, Mould Mould, v. t. [Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler, moller. See {Mold} the matrix.] 1. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion. [1913 Webster] He forgeth and moldeth metals. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] Did I request thee,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mold|y — «MOHL dee», adjective, mold|i|er, mold|i|est. 1. covered with mold: »a moldy crust of bread, moldy cheese. 2. musty, as from decay or age: »a moldy smell …   Useful english dictionary

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