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Meaning of "mother of vinegar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTHER OF VINEGAR

mother of vinegar  [ˈmʌðəʳ əv ˈvɪnɪɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTHER OF VINEGAR

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Mother of vinegar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTHER OF VINEGAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mother of vinegar

Mother of vinegar

Mother of vinegar - also called Mycoderma aceti (a New Latin expression, from the Greek μὑκης (fungus) plus δἐρμα (skin), and the Latin aceti (of the acid) - is a substance composed of a form of cellulose and acetic acid bacteria that develops on fermenting alcoholic liquids, which turns alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air. It is added to wine, cider, or other alcoholic liquids to produce vinegar. Mother of vinegar can also form in store-bought vinegar if there is some non-fermented sugar and/or alcohol contained in the vinegar. This is more common in unpasteurized vinegar. While not appetizing in appearance, mother of vinegar is completely harmless and the surrounding vinegar does not have to be discarded because of it. It can be filtered out using a coffee filter, used to start a bottle of vinegar, or simply left in and ignored.

Definition of mother of vinegar in the English dictionary

The definition of mother of vinegar in the dictionary is a slime that forms on the surface of alcoholic liquids during fermentation, also used to start other alcoholic liquids fermenting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTHER OF VINEGAR


agar
ˈeɪɡə
bottega
bəˈteɪɡə
configure
ˌkənˈfɪɡə
digger
ˈdɪɡə
figure
ˈfɪɡə
Geiger
ˈɡaɪɡə
Honegger
ˈhɒnɪɡə
jaeger
ˈjeɪɡə
ligger
ˈlɪɡə
nigger
ˈnɪɡə
omega
ˈəʊmɪɡə
Ortega
ɔːˈteɪɡə
outrigger
ˈaʊtˌrɪɡə
pfennige
ˈfenɪɡə
schlager
ˈʃleɪɡə
senega
ˈsɛnɪɡə
snigger
ˈsnɪɡə
tiger
ˈtaɪɡə
trigger
ˈtrɪɡə
vinegar
ˈvɪnɪɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTHER OF VINEGAR

mother country
mother craft
Mother Earth
Mother Goose
mother hen
Mother Hubbard
mother lode
mother love
Mother Nature
Mother of God
Mother of Parliaments
Mother of Satan
mother of the chapel
mother ship
Mother Shipton
mother superior
mother tongue
mother wit

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTHER OF VINEGAR

alegar
balsamic vinegar
begar
cider vinegar
malt vinegar
rice vinegar
segar
sherry vinegar
tarragon vinegar
wine vinegar
wood vinegar

Synonyms and antonyms of mother of vinegar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mother of vinegar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTHER OF VINEGAR

Find out the translation of mother of vinegar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mother of vinegar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mother of vinegar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

醋的母亲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

madre de vinagre
570 millions of speakers

English

mother of vinegar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिरका की मां
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أم الخل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мать уксуса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mãe do vinagre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিনেগার মা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mère de vinaigre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibu cuka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mutter von Essig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

酢の母
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

식초 의 어머니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibu saka cuka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mẹ của giấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வினிகர் தாயார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हिनेगरची आई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sirke annesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

madre di aceto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

matka octu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мать оцту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mama de oțet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Η μητέρα του ξυδιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moeder van asyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mor till ättika
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mor til eddik
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHER OF VINEGAR»

The term «mother of vinegar» is normally little used and occupies the 111.334 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHER OF VINEGAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mother of vinegar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHER OF VINEGAR»

Discover the use of mother of vinegar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mother of vinegar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of ...
You may observe a film or disk collecting on the surface of the vinegar. This is called the “mother-of-vinegar,” or “mother” for short. It is a mass of vinegar- making organisms that can be transferred to your next batch of vinegar as a starter.
Sandor Ellix Katz, 2008
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The Prokaryotes: Vol. 1: Symbiotic Associations, ...
A thick bacterial mat develops on the surface, known as the “mother of vinegar.” Air was supplied through holes in the cask above the surface of the mat. Thus a slow, continuous vinegar process was developed. Vinegar was produced by the  ...
Martin Dworkin, Stanley Falkow, 2006
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Louis Pasteur
The existence of vinegar mold and the "mother of vinegar" had been established. The vinegar mold designated a thin skin, smooth when it is young and wrinkled as it gets older, that forms on the surface of the barrels. If this mold is removed ...
Patrice Debra(c), 2000
4
The Herbalist's Way: The Art and Practice of Healing with ...
mother of vinegar. Good mother is akin to the sourdough starter passed down in a baking family. Its presence indicates that the vinegar is alive, a solvent fact that we certainly appreciate in our vinegar extracts as well. The vinegar offered for ...
Nancy Phillips, Michael Phillips, 2005
5
Food Culture in Italy
Some of it is traditionally fermented into vinegar, one of the most common condiments in Italian cuisine since ancient times. Although sometimes it is still produced at home, adding some vinegar or some "mother of vinegar" (madre dell' aceto, ...
Fabio Parasecoli, 2004
6
Dr. Joe and what You Didn't Know
Once Acetolmcter bacteria get a foothold, they begin to multiply and soon form a cellulose—based, jelly—like substance called mother of vinegar. In the Philippines, this substance is regarded as a delicacy. A traditional Philippine sweet, called ...
Joe Schwarcz, 2003
7
Living Cuisine: The Art and Spirit of Raw Foods
The "mother" of vinegar is a medley of bacteria, specifically mycoderma aceti, which is introduced to a liquid such as apple cider, wine, fruit, rice, or beer. The bacterial activity converts the liquid into a weak solution of acetic acid, which makes ...
Renee Loux Underkoffler, 2003
8
Articles on Vinegar, Including: Mother of Vinegar, Rice ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
9
A Cook's Guide to Chicago: Where to Find Everything You Need ...
They sell huge wine presses, citric acid, wine yeast, malt extract, and mother of vinegar (to start your own batch of vinegar). They carry Vittorio strainers, ravioli presses, cavatelli makers, and, of course, pasta machines. Cost Plus World Market ...
Marilyn Pocius, 2006
10
Dictionary of Flavors
This sludge eventually falls to the bottom of the liquid, where it forms a mass called mother of vinegar or vinegar mother. This substance, vinegar mother, can then be added to stored or vatted vinegar to produce more vinegar. This is called the ...
Dolf De Rovira, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHER OF VINEGAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mother of vinegar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Balsamic, cyder, sherry - there's a vinegar to suit every dish - and it's …
Faster fermentation methods add a bacterial culture, the wonderfully-named "mother of vinegar", to the liquid before oxygenating to speed up ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
How Is Apple Cider Vinegar Different From Other Vinegars?
It contains what they call "mother of vinegar" which is responsible for most of its health benefits. Health and wellness are indeed major concepts ... «Youth Health Magzine, Jun 15»
3
Meet Jeremiah Langhorne: The Dabney chef creates Mid-Atlantic …
If you peer closely into one of the vinegars, you'll see what looks like a small, faceless sea creature floating in it. That's the mother of vinegar, ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
4
Sour Power: Beyond Lemon And Limes In Cocktails
I almost threw it out, not realizing I had mother of vinegar.” Mother of vinegar is a colony of acetic-acid producing yeast that forms on actively ... «Chicagoist, Jan 15»
5
Health Benefits Of Apple Cider Vinegar: Chemical Composition That …
ACV contains over 90 ingredients and aside from that, it contains beneficial elements that work together to make it as the "mother of vinegar". «Youth Health Magzine, Dec 14»
6
Versatile vinegar can cure the bland-food blues
Unpasteurized or organic renditions contain mother of vinegar, which has a cloudy appearance. Sherry vinegar: Made from sherry, a fortified ... «OCRegister, May 14»
7
The Wonder Remedy: Mind Blowing Facts and Uses for Apple Cider …
In order to get the benefits of ACV it is recommended you use raw organic ACV. This contains “mother of vinegar” which has the raw enzymes ... «American Live Wire, Apr 14»
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Kitchen Counselor: What to do when vinegar appears have mold in it
Answer: The way you describe what happened within your bottles, it appears that the things growing in there were the mother of vinegar rather ... «Palm Beach Post, Jan 14»
9
How to make vinegar
These slowly form a translucent "mother of vinegar" that floats on the surface, gradually thickening until it sinks in a gelatinous mass to the ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»
10
Any old Port in a storm?
Mother of vinegar, I guessed, prompting me to fret that much of the flavor might have been sapped out of the wine. Good news: It was actually ... «Wine Lovers' Page, Dec 13»

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