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moldability

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mold

1  [mohld]
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–noun
1. a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
2. the shape created or imparted to a thing by a mold.
3. something formed in or on a mold: a mold of jelly.
4. a frame on which something is formed or made.
5. shape or form.
6. a prototype, example, or precursor.
7. a distinctive nature, character, or type: a person of a simple mold.
8. Shipbuilding.
a. a three-dimensional pattern used to shape a plate after it has been softened by heating.
b. a template for a frame.
9. Architecture.
a. a molding.
b. a group of moldings.
–verb (used with object)
10. to work into a required shape or form; shape.
11. to shape or form in or on a mold.
12. Metallurgy. to form a mold of or from, in order to make a casting.
13. to produce by or as if by shaping material; form.
14. to have influence in determining or forming: to mold the character of a child.
15. to ornament with moldings.
Also, especially British, mould.

Origin:
1175–1225; (n.) ME molde < OF modle < L modulus module; (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
mold⋅a⋅ble, adjective
mold⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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Word Origin & History

mold  (3)
"loose earth," O.E. molde "earth," from P.Gmc. *mulda (cf. O.Fris. molde, O.N. mold "earth," O.H.G. molta "dust, earth," Goth. mulda "dust"), from PIE base *mel- "to rub, grind" (see meal (2)). Specifically, in late (Christian) O.E., "the earth of the grave."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 4mold
Variant: or chiefly British mould
Function: noun
1 : a superficial often woolly growth produced especially on dampor decaying organic matter or on living organisms
2 : a fungus (as of the order Mucorales) that produces mold
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

mold 2
n.
Any of various filamentous fungi, generally a circular colony having a woolly or furry appearance, that grow on the surface of organic matter and contribute to its disintegration.

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Science Dictionary
mold   (mōld)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various fungi that often form a fuzzy growth (called a mycelium) on the surface of organic matter. Some molds cause food to spoil, but others are beneficial, such as those used to make certain cheeses and those from which antibiotics like penicillin are developed. The molds do not form a distinct phylogenetic grouping but belong to various phyla including the ascomycetes and the zygomycetes. See also slime mold.
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