mold

mold

 [mōld]

any of a group of parasitic and saprobic fungi causing a cottony growth on organic substances; also, the deposit of growth produced by such fungi.

mold

(mōld),

1. A filamentous fungus, generally appearing as a circular colony that may be cottony, wooly, or glabrous, but with filaments that are not organized into large fruiting bodies, such as mushrooms.

2. A shaped receptacle into which wax is pressed or fluid plaster is poured in making a cast.

3. To shape a mass of plastic material according to a definite pattern.

4. To change in shape; denoting especially the adaptation of the fetal head to the pelvic canal.

5. The term used to specify the shape of an artificial tooth (or teeth).

Synonym(s): mould

A descriptor for a smooth contour of the small intestinal mucosa with loss of mucosal folds, typical of radiocontrast studies in gluten-sensitive enteropathy (coeliac disease)

mold

Vox populi A form that provides shape for a gel or substance–eg, a resin set in a particular shape

mold

(mōld)

1. A filamentous fungus, generally a circular colony that may be cottony, wooly, or glabrous, but with filaments not organized into large fruiting bodies, such as mushrooms.

2. A shaped receptacle into which wax is pressed or fluid plaster is poured in making a cast.

3. To shape a mass of plastic material according to a definite pattern.

4. To change in shape; denoting especially the adaptation of the fetal head to the pelvic canal.

5. The term used to specify the shape of an artificial tooth (or teeth).

mold

(mōld)

1. A shaped receptacle into which wax is pressed or fluid plaster is poured in making a cast.

2. To shape a mass of plastic material according to a definite pattern.

3. The term used to specify the shape of an artificial tooth (or teeth).
Synonym(s): mould.