单词 | mother |
释义 | moth·er 2 ![]() n. A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar. [Probably alteration (influenced by MOTHER1) of obsolete Dutch moeder, from Middle Dutch, probably from moeder, mother of children; see māter- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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