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  • 71Methode montignac — Michel Montignac Michel Montignac (né en 1944) est un homme de sciences et un auteur français de livres sur la nutrition. Il a mis au point un régime d amaigrissement : la Méthode Montignac. Sommaire 1 La formation de la méthode Montignac 2… …

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  • 72Michel Montignac — (né en 1944 à Angoulême et mort le 22 août 2010 à Annemasse[1]) est un spécialiste de la communication et de la mise en marché, et un auteur français de livres sur la nutrition. Il a adopté, adapté et diffusé un régime d amaigrissement… …

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  • 73cereal — /sear ee euhl/, n. 1. any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn. 2. the grain itself. 3. some edible preparation of it, esp. a breakfast food. adj. 4. of or pertaining to grain or the plants… …

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  • 74kwashiorkor — /kwah shee awr kawr, keuhr/, n. Pathol. a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia. [1930 35; < Ga kwašioko the&#8230; …

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  • 75pasta — /pah steuh/; esp. Brit. /pas teuh/, n. any of various flour and egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed. [1870 75; < It < LL.&#8230; …

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  • 76Rice — /ruys/, n. 1. Anne, born 1941, U.S. novelist. 2. Dan (Daniel McLaren), 1823 1900, U.S. circus clown, circus owner, and Union patriot. 3. Elmer, 1892 1967, U.S. playwright. 4. Grantland /grant leuhnd/, 1880 1954, U.S. journalist. * * * I Edible&#8230; …

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  • 77sorghum — /sawr geuhm/, n. 1. a cereal grass, Sorghum bicolor (or S. vulgare), having broad, cornlike leaves and a tall, pithy stem bearing the grain in a dense terminal cluster. 2. the syrup made from sorgo. [1590 1600; < NL < It sorgo (see SORGO)] * * *&#8230; …

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  • 78taro — /tahr oh, tair oh, tar oh/, n., pl. taros. 1. a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber. 2. the tuber itself. Cf. dasheen. [1770 80; <&#8230; …

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  • 79oats — Hardy cereal plant (Avena sativa), cultivated in temperate regions, that is able to live in poor soil. The edible starchy grain is used primarily as livestock feed, but is also processed into rolled oats and oat flour for human consumption. High&#8230; …

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  • 80Commelinales — ▪ plant order  the spiderwort and pickerelweed order of flowering plants, comprising more than 800 species of mostly tropical and subtropical herbs (spice and herb) in five families: Commelinaceae, Pontederiaceae, Haemodoraceae, Philydraceae, and …

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