BANTING

banteng, banting, tsine, Bos banteng

(noun) wild ox of the Malay Archipelago

Banting, F. G. Banting, Sir Frederick Grant Banting

(noun) Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Banting

A surname.

Etymology

Noun

banting (uncountable)

(British, informal, dated) A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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