Edible+substance

  • 11oak moss — ▪ lichen       (Evernia prunastri), species of fruticose (branched, bushy) lichen valued in perfumery (perfume) for its heavy, oriental fragrance and as a fixative base. It grows in mountainous areas throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere.… …

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  • 12gum arabic — noun An edible substance taken from one of two species of sub Saharan acacia trees. It is used in the food industry as a stabilizer (e.g. in soda, gumdrops and marshmallows) and in other industries including pharmaceuticals, paints and polishes.… …

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  • 13manger — [14] Etymologically, a manger is an ‘eater’, or ‘feeding place’. It comes from Old French mangeoire, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *mandūcātōria. This was derived from Latin mandūcāre ‘chew’, which in modern French has become manger ‘eat’; the use …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 14manna — [OE] Manna was introduced into Old English by Latin, which got it from Aramaic mannā. This was a derivative of Hebrew mān, one of a family of Semitic words denoting an edible substance exuded by a sort of tamarisk tree that grows in the Sinai… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 15manger — [14] Etymologically, a manger is an ‘eater’, or ‘feeding place’. It comes from Old French mangeoire, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *mandūcātōria. This was derived from Latin mandūcāre ‘chew’, which in modern French has become manger ‘eat’; the use …

    Word origins

  • 16manna — [OE] Manna was introduced into Old English by Latin, which got it from Aramaic mannā. This was a derivative of Hebrew mān, one of a family of Semitic words denoting an edible substance exuded by a sort of tamarisk tree that grows in the Sinai… …

    Word origins

  • 17calipash — [kal′ə pash΄, kal΄ə pash′] n. [WInd < ? Sp carapacho, CARAPACE] a greenish, jellylike, edible substance under the upper shell of a turtle …

    English World dictionary

  • 18calipee — [kal′ə pē΄, kal΄ə pē′] n. [var. of CALIPASH] a yellowish, jellylike, edible substance inside the lower shell of a turtle …

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  • 19filling — n. 1 any material that fills or is used to fill, esp.: a a piece of material used to fill a cavity in a tooth. b the edible substance between the bread in a sandwich or between the pastry in a pie. 2 US weft. Phrases and idioms: filling station… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20debitter — (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb Etymology: de + bitter (adjective) : to remove the bitterness from (an edible substance) …

    Useful english dictionary