Meaning of miso | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.
   uncountable, usually
2. Clipping of misoprostol.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

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Examples

“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).”

“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 […]”

“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 […]”

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