曲霉 (qū méi) — aspergillus (a genus of mold, often used in food fermentation)
Definition
A genus of mold widely used in food fermentation (soy sauce, vinegar, fermented bean curd) and also relevant in medicine. In HSK contexts it appears most often in scientific or industrial reading, not daily conversation.
noun
aspergillus (a genus of mold, often used in food fermentation)
Examples
- 曲霉。qū méi Kě yǐ yòng lái zhì zuò jiàng yóu.Aspergillus can be used to make soy sauce.
- 曲霉。Zhè zhǒng yào wù néng yǒu xiào yì zhì qū méi shēng zhǎng.This drug can effectively inhibit the growth of aspergillus.
- 曲霉。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū qū méi de jī yīn.Scientists are studying the genes of aspergillus.
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