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Synonyms for grain

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Synonyms for grain

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Synonyms for grain

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

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a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

1/7000 pound

dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e

a cereal grass

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the smallest possible unit of anything

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the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

thoroughly work in

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paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

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form into grains

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become granular

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Whole grains are rich in nutrients, including all of the B vitamins, iron, magnesium, and selenium, as well as dietary fiber.
Even when the grain has stopped flowing, it is difficult to help a submerged victim escape.
These 24 genotypes were evaluated for different morphological characteristics that directly or indirectly influence grain yield.
Retail dietitians can educate shoppers about the health benefits of whole grains, help shoppers identify whole grain foods and encourage consumption by highlighting familiar options.
"Getting a whole grain, in general, is great, and if you want to go with intact grains, you can do that, too," Kirkpatrick says.
"We didn't see benefits from just a single grain-based pattern, we saw positives from a variety of patterns of grain intake, confirming the important benefits of both whole and enriched grains."
Intact grains. All intact grains are whole grains, but not all whole grains are intact grains.
For example, in the .22-250 with the 50-grain Sierra softpoint, 40.2 grains of IMR 4007 SSC gave the highest velocity of any powder listed--3,945 fps.
Wheat plants were harvested at three weeks, yielding immature grain, and at six weeks, yielding mature grain, post anthesis.
We add grain refiner in the charge door with every charge addition.
ANSWER: With increasing evidence of the health benefits of whole grains, food labels are much more likely to include information about whole wheat and whole grain than they did even a few years ago.