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Fomes

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Fo´mes    (fō´mēz)
n.1.(Med.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.
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Noun1.Fomes - genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees
genus Fomes
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
family Polyporaceae, Polyporaceae - fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees
agaric, Fomes igniarius - fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of nine fungal strains (Ceriporiopsis subvermispora [1-3], Phanerochaete chrysosporium [1,3,4,5], Fomes lignosus, and ST-2) as pretreatment for jute biopulping.
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Above all, it is the figure and source of purity, divine remedy against temptation, pollution, or stain, against what theologians call fomes peccati.
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The biggest culprit is Fomes pini, red rot fungus," he tells us.
The Lost Forty: time seems to slow and thicken amid these ancient ... by Hauser, Susan / American Forests
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