单词 | mother-starter |
释义 | > as lemmasmother-starter mother-starter n. a stock culture of starter bacteria, used in the production of various dairy products. ΚΠ 1906 G. L. McKay & C. Larsen Princ. & Pract. Butter-making 217 The sample which coagulates into a smooth uniform curd, and has a pleasant acid taste and smell is selected and used as a mother-starter. 1920 W. Clayton Margarine 48 The milk is soured by inoculation after pasteurization with suitable quantities of pure cultures, these in turn having been made from a specially-cared-for ‘mother-starter’. 1927 T. P. Hilditch Industr. Chem. Fats & Waxes 254 More of the pasteurized milk is then inoculated with about 3–6 per cent. of the mother-starter. < as lemmas |
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