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BRAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Food prepared from the husks of cereal grains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("bran" is a kind of...):

fiber; roughage (coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis)

Meronyms (substance of "bran"):

bran (broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("bran" is a kind of...):

chaff; husk; shuck; stalk; straw; stubble (material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds)

Holonyms ("bran" is a substance of...):

bran (food prepared from the husks of cereal grains)

Credits

 Context examples: 

They studied the colored rice bran extracts' ability to stimulate glucose uptake in mice fat cells.

(Colored Rice May Brighten the Menu for Diabetics in the Future, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Rice bran contains bioactive compounds—extra nutrients that occur in small amounts in foods.

(Colored Rice May Brighten the Menu for Diabetics in the Future, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

The ARS study showed a significant increase in glucose uptake in mice fat cells exposed to colored bran extracts.

(Colored Rice May Brighten the Menu for Diabetics in the Future, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist examined the impact of brown, red and purple rice bran on mice fat cells as a model for developing methods to help with diabetes management.

(Colored Rice May Brighten the Menu for Diabetics in the Future, U.S. Department of Agriculture)