wheat germ

wheat germ
noun
embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
• Hypernyms:
• Part Holonyms: ↑wheat, ↑wheat berry

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noun
: the embryo or germ of the wheat kernel separated in milling flour and used in food products as a source of vitamins

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the embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel, used in or on foods as a concentrated source of vitamins.
[1900-05]

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wheat germ noun
The vitamin-rich germ or embryo of wheat, part of a grain of wheat
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Main Entry: ↑wheat

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wheat germ,
a tiny, golden germ or embryo in the wheat kernel, separated in the milling of flour. It is rich in vitamins and is used as a cereal or food supplement.

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n. a nutritious foodstuff of a dry floury consistency consisting of the extracted embryos of grains of wheat

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noun [noncount]
: the center part of a grain of wheat which is eaten often as a source of vitamins and protein

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • wheat germ — hwēt , wēt n the embryo of the wheat kernel separated in milling and used esp. as a source of vitamins and protein …   Medical dictionary

  • 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 — 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

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