DEGERM

Etymology

Verb

degerm (third-person singular simple present degerms, present participle degerming, simple past and past participle degermed)

To remove the germ from a cereal grain etc.

Anagrams

• germed, merged

Source: Wiktionary


De*germ", v. t. (Milling)

Definition: To extract the germs from, as from wheat grains.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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