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aioli |
a rich sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made of crushed garlic, egg yolks, lemon juice, and olive oil, served with vegetables, fish, and seafood. |
aloe |
(pl.) a drug derived from the bitter juice of the aloe leaves (used with a sing. verb). [1/2 definitions] |
aloe vera |
a plant with spiky leaves that contain a juice thought to heal cuts and burns. [2 definitions] |
bagasse |
the pulp that remains after juice has been removed from sugar cane or sugar beet. [1/2 definitions] |
bloody Mary |
(often cap.) a mixed drink made mostly of vodka and tomato juice. |
brandy |
a strong alcoholic beverage made by distilling fermented fruit juice or wine. [1/2 definitions] |
bryony |
any of several perennial vines of the gourd family, having fleshy roots and bearing greenish flowers, the juice of which has been used to cause vomiting and bowel movement. |
Caesar salad |
a green salad topped with grated cheese, croutons, and anchovies and a dressing of olive oil, egg, lemon juice, and garlic. |
caoutchouc |
crude rubber obtained from the milky juice of rubber trees or plants. |
cider |
the juice pressed out of apples, used for drinking and for making vinegar. |
cider press |
a large press used to extract juice from apples for cider. |
citric acid |
an acid derived from the juice of the lime, lemon, or pineapple or from the fermentation of sugars, often used as a flavoring. |
cocktail1 |
an alcoholic beverage mixed from one or more liquors and juice, soda, or the like, often served cold. [2/4 definitions] |
collins |
(often cap.) a drink made with lemon or lime juice, carbonated water, sugar, and either gin, vodka, whiskey, or rum. |
concentrate |
something in concentrated form, such as juice or flavoring. [1/6 definitions] |
daiquiri |
a cocktail made of rum, lime juice, and sugar. |
dogbane |
any of several perennial plants with an acrid, milky juice, a bitter root, and bearing bell-shaped flowers. |
extract |
to separate or draw out (juice from a fruit, metal from an ore, or the like) by pressure, distillation, or chemical action. [1/9 definitions] |
fermentation |
the chemical act or process, caused by a fermenting agent, of converting a carbohydrate into alcohol, acids, and other compounds, as yeast converts the sugar in grape juice into alcohol, producing wine. [1/2 definitions] |
frappé |
a mixture flavored with fruit or fruit juice, frozen to a mush, and served as a dessert. [1/3 definitions] |
gastric ulcer |
an open sore in the stomach lining, caused by the corrosive action of gastric juice. |
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