霉 - méi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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15 strokes
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霉

méi

Definition

bacteria
mould
mildew
mold
fungi
moldy

Character Decomposition

Related words (30)

霉氣

méi qì

a moldy smell; damp and rotten; (fig.) rotten bad luck

mold; rot

mildew; fungal growth

teichomycin; -mycin

mold

to become mildewed and worm-eaten (of books); to mildew and rot

ill luck; misfortune

mycotoxin

(to have) bad luck; unlucky; unfortunate; unfortunately; to be out of luck

to become moldy

musty; moldy

rot proof; resistance to rot

倒霉蛋

dǎo méi dàn

(coll.) poor devil; unfortunate man

克霉唑

kè méi zuò

clotrimazole (antifungal agent)

新霉素

xīn méi sù

neomycin (antibiotic)

氯霉素

lǜ méi sù

chloramphenicol; chloromycetin

erythromycin

to have a stroke of bad luck; unlucky

penicillin

clindamycin

gentamycin (antibiotic)

aspergillus

lincomycin

clindamycin

azithromycin (macrolide antibiotic); Zithromax

clindamycin

aflatoxin

yù mǐ chì méi xī tóng

zearalenone

單端孢霉烯類毒素

dān duān bāo méi xī lèi dú sù

trichothecenes (TS, T-2)

單端孢霉烯類毒素中毒症

dān duān bāo méi xī lèi dú sù zhōng dú zhèng

trichothecenes toxicosis

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