moisissure — meaning in English

English meaning

• mold noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
• taint noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.

Senses

moisissure is used for these senses in English:

• mold A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and moist) air.
• taint A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.

mold — full definition

1. noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
2. verb To shape something, or to influence how a person or thing develops.
3. noun A fuzzy fungal growth that develops on food or damp surfaces.

taint — full definition

1. noun A trace of contamination, corruption, or disgrace attached to something or someone.
2. verb To contaminate or spoil something, physically or morally.

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