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bran

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bran.

Editorial note

In particular, they maintain that the milling process discards the fiber- and vitamin-containing bran and germ, leaving empty quickly-absorbed calories.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bran gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(ornithology) The European carrion crow.

verb

(transitive) To clean (metal) using a branner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bran.

noun

A surname.

noun

(ornithology) The European carrion crow.

verb

(transitive) To clean (metal) using a branner.

noun

The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.

Example sentences

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In particular, they maintain that the milling process discards the fiber- and vitamin-containing bran and germ, leaving empty quickly-absorbed calories.

2

Also xylitol, lactase, potassium citrate, rice bran, and vegetable glycerin are not really 'whole foods' by most definitions.

3

And a bran new Intel Core-M chip will execute an antique x86 instruction.

4

Also I discovered oat bran, that is great because it catchs the eaten fat and it deletes the your hungry.

5

You have to press quite hard because you are trying to polish the rice and remove any oxidized bran from the outside of each kernel.

6

Speaking of which I've been meaning to update it since I discovered that rice bran is a better option than marmite.

7

When possible I try to not cook with fats (except for coconut and rice bran oils that are not badly damaged by heat).

8

Worked out how to reset it myself: just drank water for the best part of two weeks and low end carbs (bran flakes with water on) and nothing else.

9

The removal of the wheat germ is the primary reason for re-adding the nutrients, without the germ, and the bran, you just have a large amount of starch in the endosperm.

10

I don't wear sunglasses or any article of clothing with a brand, drink coke or pepsi, and I eat the raisin bran I do because it comes in a bag instead of a bag inside a paper box.

11

'Healthy' is very different for 'smart', you want foods that help increase your efficiency and concentration, not make you run to the toilet every 5 minutes because you're downing pro-biotic yogurts and bran muffins.

12

I buy some special ingredients with certain meals in mind but there's base stuff that doesn't spoil easily and I simply keep it around: condiments, eggs, bran, olive oil, 3.

Quote examples

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It is only in the last 10 years that "whole grains" (white flour with a little bran added back) has been added, but the glycemic index of whole grain bread is almost identical to white bread.

Proper noun examples

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From Game of Thrones: Bran: Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bran in a sentence?

In particular, they maintain that the milling process discards the fiber- and vitamin-containing bran and germ, leaving empty quickly-absorbed calories.

What does bran mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is bran?

bran is commonly used as noun, verb.