ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Miso

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmisoʊ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Miso is a noun meaning A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.

Meaning

A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.

More Meanings

  1. (pharmacology, informal) Clipping of misoprostol.

Example Sentences

Substances float around each other until you crush them all with a blender. Add a bit of white miso, lemon juice, truffle oil, chives: survey your wreckage, which will be the wrong colour (cream with a hint of grey) and the wrong consistency (gluey).
Now a year later, as the courts consider the fate of mifepristone and abortion providers gird for the possibility of a miso-only protocol, Cristina says that she’s grateful she was able to end her unwanted pregnancy, although she knows not everyone has access to the same resources […]
I’m here to look for a small, white, hexagonal pill called misoprostol. Also known as miso or Cytotec, the drug induces an abortion that appears like a miscarriage during the early stages of a woman’s pregnancy. For women living in Latin America and other countries that have traditionally outlawed abortion, miso has been a lifeline […]

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Related dictionary entries include soup, koji, doenjang, akamiso, tempeh, soya.

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