surface-ripened

[ sur-fis-rahy-puh nd ]

/ ˈsɜr fɪsˈraɪ pənd /

adjective

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

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Nearby words

surface tension, surface wave, surface-active, surface-active agent, surface-printing, surface-ripened, surface-tension theory of narcosis, surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, surface-to-underwater, surfacing

Origin of surface-ripened

First recorded in 1940–45

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