surface-ripened

[ sur-fis-rahy-puhnd ]

/ ˈsɜr fɪsˈraɪ pənd /

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adjective

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

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Origin of surface-ripened

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby surface-ripened

surface of light and shade, surface of projection, surface of revolution, surface plate, surface-printing, surface-ripened, surface road, surface structure, surface tension, surface-to-air, surface-to-surface