Definition of Bran

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

Generic synonyms: Chaff, Husk, Shuck, Stalk, Straw, Stubble

2. Noun. Food prepared from the husks of cereal grains.
Generic synonyms: Fiber, Roughage

Definition of Bran

1. n. 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.

Definition of Bran

1. to soak in water mixed with bran (the outer coat of cereals) [v BRANNED, BRANNING, BRANS]

Medical Definition of Bran

1. 1. 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. 2. The European carrion crow. Origin: OE. Bren, bran, OF. Bren, F. Bran, from Celtic; cf. Armor. Brenn, Ir. Bran, bran, chaff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bran

brambles
bramble bush
bramble bush
bramblier
brambliest
brambling
brambling
bramblings
brambly
brame
brames
Bramidae
Bramley's Seedling
Bram Stoker
bran (current term)
bran (current term)
bran-new
brancard
brancards
branch
branch
branched
branched-chain fatty-acid-kinase
branched-chain fatty acid synthetase
branched calculus
branched chain
branched chain acyl-CoA oxidase
branched chain ketoaciduria
branched chain ketoaciduria
branched chain ketonuria

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