wheat kernel

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• 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 — 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 — 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 — 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

• wheat germ — the embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel, used in or on foods as a concentrated source of vitamins. [1900 05] * * * …   Universalium

• wheat germ — noun embryo or nucleus of the wheat kernel …   Wiktionary

• wheat germ — n. nucleus of the wheat kernel ground finely and used in foods as concentrated source of vitamins …   English contemporary dictionary

• kernel — [kʉr′nəl] n. [ME < OE cyrnel < base of corn, seed (see CORN1) + el, dim. suffix] 1. a grain or seed, as of corn, wheat, etc. 2. the inner, softer part of a nut, fruit pit, etc. 3. the central, most important part of something; core; essence …   English World dictionary

• wheat berry — wheat′ ber ry n. nut coo pln the whole kernel of wheat, sometimes cracked or ground and made into bread or used as a cereal • Etymology: 1535–45 …   From formal English to slang