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brown rice |
unpolished rice that has kept the yellowish bran layers and germ. |
bug |
(informal) a germ that causes disease or sickness. [1/6 definitions] |
exposure |
contact with something, such as a chemical or germ, that may cause physical damage or illness. [1/6 definitions] |
germinal |
of, concerning, or like a germ or germ cell. [1/2 definitions] |
germ plasm |
the protoplasm of the germ cells containing chromosomes. |
organism |
an individual living thing, such as a plant, an animal, or a germ. |
soma1 |
the body of an organism, except for the germ cells. |
somatic cell |
any of an organism's cells that contribute to the formation of the body, being differentiated into the various tissues and organs, except for germ cells. |
somatoplasm |
all body cells other than germ cells, or the protoplasm of such a body cell. |
triploblastic |
having three germ layers, the ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm. |
whole grain |
unrefined wheat, corn, or other grain, from which the bran, or husk, and germ have not been removed, and which therefore contains more of the fiber and nutrients considered healthful than does refined grain. [2 definitions] |
whole-grain |
made partly or entirely with grain from which the bran and germ have not been removed. |
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