food nutrient | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue |
food fish | any fish used for food by human beings |
chemistry lab chemistry laboratory chem lab | a laboratory for research in chemistry |
delicatessen deli food shop | a shop selling ready-to-eat food products |
dumbwaiter food elevator | a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another |
food additive artificial additive | an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life |
food court | an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area) |
food processor | a kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades, used for shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food |
food hamper | a hamper for packing and transporting food |
grocery store grocery food market market | a marketplace where groceries are sold, the grocery store included a meat market |
turner food turner | cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle, used for turning or serving food |
food food for thought intellectual nourishment | anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking |
chemistry chemical science r | the science of matter, the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
organic chemistry | the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially) |
inorganic chemistry | the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals |
physical chemistry | the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances |
radiochemistry nuclear chemistry | the chemistry of radioactive substances |
surface chemistry | the branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid and gas) |
food solid food | any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment, food and drink |
comfort food | food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing, typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking |
fast food | inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly |
finger food | food to be eaten with the fingers |
soft diet pap spoon food | a diet that does not require chewing, advised for those with intestinal disorders |
foodstuff food product | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
coloring colouring food coloring food colouring food color food colour | a digestible substance used to give color to food, food color made from vegetable dyes |
food cache | food in a secure or hidden storage place |
fresh food fresh foods | food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking |
frozen food frozen foods | food preserved by freezing |
canned food canned foods canned goods tinned goods | food preserved by canning |
dehydrated food dehydrated foods | food preserved by dehydration |
convenience food | any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating |
delicatessen delicatessen food | ready-to-eat food products |
takeout takeout food takeaway | prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises, in England they call takeout food `takeaway' |
devil's food devil's food cake | very dark chocolate cake |
angel cake angel food cake | a light sponge cake made without egg yolks |
health food | any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health |
junk food | food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value |
breakfast food | any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast |
raw vegetable rabbit food | an uncooked vegetable |
snack food | food for light meals or for eating between meals |
grain food grain cereal | foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses |
cud rechewed food | food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again |
bird feed bird food birdseed | food given to birds, usually mixed seeds |
petfood pet-food pet food | food prepared for animal pets |
dog food | food prepared for dogs |
cat food | food prepared for cats |
miraculous food manna manna from heaven | (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus |
soul food | food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South |
food company | a company that processes and sells food |
chemistry department department of chemistry | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry |