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surface-ripened

American  
[sur-fis-rahy-puhnd] / ˈsɜr fɪsˈraɪ pənd /

adjective

  1. (of cheese) ripened on the surface by molds or other microorganisms.

Etymology

Origin of surface-ripened

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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Undaunted, Grecz discovered that a common microbe, Brevibacterium linens, found on many soft, surface-ripened cheeses, manufactures an antibiotic that kills off many other microbes, though it is harmless to man.

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