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See Mold, Molder, Moldy, etc.
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Fungi characterized by their branched filamentous structure (mycelium), including mushrooms and smaller fungi.
(1) They can cause food spoilage very rapidly, e.g. white Mucor, grey-green Penicillium, black Aspergillus. Many also produce mycotoxins. (2) Some are used for large-scale manufacture of citric acid (Aspergillus niger), ripening of cheeses (Penicillium spp.), and as sources of enzymes for industrial use. (3) A number of foods are fermented with moulds. (4) The mycelium of Fusarium spp. is used as mycoprotein. (5) Most of the antibiotics are mould products.
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mould, moulding
British variants of mold, molding.
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1. The hollow former into which molten material (typically metal) is poured or soft plastic material is pressed to harden into a required predetermined shape. The simplest type of mould is a one-piece open former in which the casting emerges with one flat unshaped face. Two- and three-piece moulds for use in metalworking were available from middle Bronze Age times onwards. Moulds were also used for making figurines and occasionally for making pottery (e.g. relief-decorated Samian ware).
2. [De].In American archaeology this term is used to refer to the topsoil.
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