Mycoderma

Mycoderma
My·co·der·ma (mi″ko-durґmə) a former genus of imperfect fungi whose species are now included in Candida, Blastomyces, Coccidioides, and Paracoccidioides. M. aceґti is a misnomer for a combination of yeasts that produce acetic acid from fermentation of alcohol.

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  • mycoderma — my co*der ma, n. [NL., from Gr. my khs a fungus + de rma skin.] 1. (Biol.) One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mycodérma — Pers. (Kahmpilz), Pilzgattung von zweifelhafter Verwandtschaft, von manchen Forschern zu den Hefepilzen gestellt, hefenartig sprossende, ovale bis zylindrische, zu reichverzweigten Zellenreihen verbundene Zellen, die eine farblose Haut (Kahmhaut) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Mycodérma — Mȳcodérma, s. Essig; M. cerevisĭae oder vini, s. Kahm …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Mycoderma aceti — mycoderma my co*der ma, n. [NL., from Gr. my khs a fungus + de rma skin.] 1. (Biol.) One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mycoderma acēti — Mycoderma acēti, so v.w. Essigmutter …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Mycoderma aceti — Mother Moth er, n. [Akin to D. modder mud, G. moder mold, mud, Dan. mudder mud, and to E. mud. See {Mud}.] A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mycoderma aceti — Fermentation Fer men*ta tion (f[ e]r m[e^]n*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. fermentation.] 1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mycoderma — my·co·der·ma …   English syllables

  • mycoderma —   n. membrane formed on fermenting liquid; mother ; kind of fungus forming scum on liquid.    ♦ mycodermic,    ♦ mycodermatoid,    ♦ mycodermatous, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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