mould

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They also questioned whether ethanol released through the barrels of whisky could cause the fungus black mould to appear.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Hempcrete, which is made from hemp and lime, is resistant to fire, pests and mould.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin after mould accidentally contaminated a laboratory dish and killed surrounding bacteria.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

All that remained was to put rules down on paper, develop special helmets and invent a machine to mould the snowballs.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

In examining their deeds and their lives, one can see that they received nothing from Fortune except opportunity, which gave them the material they could mould into whatever form they liked.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli