miso

plural misos

1. uncountableusuallyA thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.

   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).

   2018 July 19, Zoe Williams, “Can ditching meat and dairy open up new taste sensations? My week as a foodie vegan”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022

1. abbreviationclippinginformaluncountablemedicineClipping of misoprostol.

   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 […]

   2023 July 31, Sara Hutchinson, “Having an Abortion at Home? There’s a Hotline for That”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2024

   1 more example

   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 […]

   2014 June 27, Erica Hellerstein, “The Rise of the DIY Abortion in Texas”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2015