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noun
A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Clipping of misoprostol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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noun
a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spread, paste
History
Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
