bran skin

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• bran — [bræn] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Frenc] the crushed outer skin of wheat or a similar grain that is separated from the rest of the grain when making white flour …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Bran — For other uses, see Bran (disambiguation). Not to be confused with chaff. Bran is the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by …   Wikipedia

• bran — [[t]bræ̱n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Bran is the outer skin of grain that is left when the grain has been used to make flour. ...oat bran... Fresh fruits and vegetables are important and so is bran …   English dictionary

• skin — Synonyms and related words: C, C note, G, G note, IUD, ablate, abrade, abrase, acne, acne vulgaris, bag, bark, barrel, bear the palm, beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, beeline, best, bill, birth control device, blame, bleed, bleed white,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bran — Synonyms and related words: air pollution, attritus, bark, barley, bird seed, capsule, case, cat food, chaff, chicken feed, chop, corn, corn shuck, cornhusk, cosmic dust, crumb, crumble, dog food, dust, dust ball, eatage, efflorescence, ensilage …   Moby Thesaurus

• bran — noun (U) the crushed outer skin of wheat or a similar grain that is separated from the rest of the grain when making white flour …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Horn of Bran the Niggard — The Horn of Bran the Niggard from the North was one of the Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain. The earliest sources of the legend of the Thirteen Treasures are unknown, but they represent a tantalizing glimpse of pre Christian Celtic… …   Wikipedia

• All-Bran™ — [All Bran] noun [U] a breakfast food made mainly of ↑bran (= the outer skin of grain such as wheat, ↑oats, etc.), which helps to make the bowels work properly. It is usually eaten with milk and sugar …   Useful english dictionary

• All-Bran{™} — n [U] a breakfast food made mainly of bran (= the outer skin of grain such as wheat, oats, etc.), which helps to make the bowels work properly. It is usually eaten with milk and sugar. * * * …   Universalium

• List of vegetable oils — Plant oils Olive oil Types Vegetable fats (list) Macerated (list) Uses …   Wikipedia

• therapeutics — /ther euh pyooh tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease. [1665 75; see THERAPEUTIC, ICS] * * * Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include… …   Universalium