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Q: What is the term for a widely used antibiotic obtained from blue-green mould?
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What is a piece of cast metal obtained from a mould in a form suitable for storage?

The answer is INGOT


Why was penicillin named penicillin?

The word is from modern Latin, Penicillium Notatum, which was the name of the mould from which it was first obtained. From the Latin Penicillus or 'paintbrush' referring to the shape of the mould cells


Penicillin is isolated from?

Penicillin is obtained from the Penicillium notatum mold.


Where does penicillin fungi come from?

Sort of - it comes from a mould. Penicillin is excreted from several different strains of the Penicillium fungi. The antibiotic is this excreted chemical, not the mould that excretes it.


What types of mould are there?

injection mould blow mould extrusion mould Comprssing mould


How do you use mould in a sentence?

'She poured wax into the mould' 'The bread was covered in mould'


What is the connection between the latin word penicillus and the modern drug penicillin?

the word penicillin relates to penicillus because the antibiotic was named due to the paintbrush shape of its mould cells. penicillus means paintbrush.


What is the homophone for mould?

The homophone for "mould" is "mold."


What is the mass of metal cast into a mold and ready for recasting?

A mass of metal cast into a mould is called either an ingot mould or a cold mould. the one that is ready for recasting is usually the ingot mould. A cold mould is one that has been cast on design that maintains its mould.


Why does Mould grow?

Mould grow because of the condition.


What did Sir Alexander Fleming greatest contribute to Science?

Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist. He is best known for his discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin grown from mould in 1928.


What material could a die casting mold be made from?

H13 is the most widely used mold steel for die casting mould. if you need more info, you can contact sino1506@sinomould.com