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curdling

The thickening of varnish in a can.
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Yoghurts are made by fermenting (curdling) milk with two bacteria, streptococcus thermophilus and lactobacillus bulgaricus, which produce an acid that preserves the yoghurt and kills off harmful bacteria such as salmonella.
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Acids are added to cheese at several points in the process: during the initial step of curdling the milk, when a cheesemaker can add vinegar or lemon juice, and then later, as bacteria in the cheese break down milk sugars.
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Starter cultures speed and control the process of curdling milk during cheese making in part by converting lactose to lactic acid.
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One of the modern technologies employed in the curdling of milk is the use of commercial preparations of lactic acid bacterial cultures and milk coagulants, which are usually imported.
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You can hear their curdling cries when they see a female, then they start their dance off."
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A medic in Sheikh Zayed Hospital in central Baghdad had said earlier in the day that Lami's health condition deteriorated due to complications over partial blood curdling.
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A policeman yesterday described the "blood curdling howls" which alerted him to a dog fight taking place in a Birmingham kitchen appliance shop.
Policeman heard 'blood curdling howls' from dog fight scene

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