"cheese crystal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheese crystals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheese crystal (plural cheese crystals)
  1. A whitish, slightly crunchy or gritty crystalline spot that can form on cheese and most often consists of calcium lactate. Wikipedia link: cheese crystals
    Sense id: en-cheese_crystal-en-noun-8R9~cedK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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