- wheat germ
- wheat germ 'hwēt-, 'wēt- n the embryo of the wheat kernel separated in milling and used esp. as a source of vitamins and protein
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wheat germ
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wheat germ — wheat′ germ n. nut pln coo the embryo of the wheat kernel, used in or on foods as a concentrated source of vitamins • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
wheat germ — ☆ wheat germ n. the highly nutritious embryo of the wheat kernel, milled out as an oily flake and used to enrich breads, cereals, etc. or as a topping, cereal, etc … English World dictionary
wheat germ — noun embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins • Hypernyms: ↑nutriment, ↑nourishment, ↑nutrition, ↑sustenance, ↑aliment, ↑alimentation, ↑victuals • … Useful english dictionary
wheat germ — The embryonic plant at the tip of the seed of wheat. Wheat germ has been used as the starting material for a cell free translation system and is also the source of wheat germ agglutinin … Dictionary of molecular biology
Wheat germ oil — is extracted from the germ of the wheat kernel, which makes up only 2 frac12;% by weight of the kernel. Wheat germ oil is particularly high in octacosanol a 28 carbon long chain saturated primary alcohol found in a number of different vegetable… … Wikipedia
wheat-germ oil — n a yellow unsaturated fatty oil obtained from wheat germ and containing vitamin E … Medical dictionary
wheat germ agglutinin — Lectin from wheat germ that binds to N acetylglucosaminyl and sialic acid residues. See lectins … Dictionary of molecular biology
wheat-germ oil — n. yellow unsaturated oil extracted from the wheat germ and is a rich source of vitamin E … English contemporary dictionary
wheat-germ oil — noun : a yellow unsaturated fatty oil obtained from wheat germ and containing vitamin E … Useful english dictionary
wheat germ — noun Date: 1881 the embryo of the wheat kernel separated in milling and used especially as a source of vitamins and protein … New Collegiate Dictionary
