wheatworm wheat eel wheat eelworm Tylenchus tritici | small roundworm parasitic on wheat |
mild silver protein Argyrol | antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol) |
silver protein | a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide, used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agent |
wheat future | wheat bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date |
pale yellow straw wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
amyloid plaque amyloid protein plaque | a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease) |
high-protein diet | a diet high in plant and animal proteins, used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass |
wheat flour | flour prepared from wheat |
whole wheat flour graham flour graham whole meal flour | flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran, (`whole meal flour' is British usage) |
wheat gluten | gluten prepared from wheat |
cracked-wheat bread | bread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine |
dark bread whole wheat bread whole meal bread brown bread | bread made with whole wheat flour |
puffed wheat | puffy wheat berries |
bulgur bulghur bulgur wheat | parched crushed wheat |
wheat wheat berry | grains of common wheat, sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal, usually ground into flour |
cracked wheat | grains of wheat that have been crushed into small pieces |
wheat germ | embryo of the wheat kernel, removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins |
Weissbier white beer wheat beer | a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation, usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent |
wheatfield wheat field | a field planted with wheat |
protein molecule | any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds |
wheatgrass wheat-grass | a grass of the genus Agropyron |
crested wheatgrass crested wheat grass fairway crested wheat grass Agropyron cristatum | Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control |
wheat | annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains |
wheat berry | a grain of wheat |
durum durum wheat hard wheat Triticum durum Triticum turgidum macaroni wheat | wheat with hard darkolored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta, grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America |
soft wheat | wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals |
common wheat Triticum aestivum | widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain |
emmer starch wheat two-grain spelt Triticum dicoccum | hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany, in United States as stock feed |
wild wheat wild emmer Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides | found wild in Palestine, held to be prototype of cultivated wheat |
wheat rust Puccinia graminis | rust fungus that attacks wheat |
wheat flag smut Urocystis tritici | fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat |
protein folding folding | the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape, understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code |
wheat scab | a disease of the heads of wheat plants |
protein | any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells, consist of polymers of amino acids, essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues, can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes, a diet high in protein |
recombinant protein | a protein derived from recombinant DNA |
conjugated protein compound protein | a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances |
Ceactive protein CRP | a byproduct of inflammation, a globulin that is found in the blood in some cases of acute inflammation |
iodoprotein iodinated protein | a protein that contains iodine |
plasma protein | any of the proteins in blood plasma |
simple protein | a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed |
wheaten whole-wheat wholemeal | of or relating to or derived from wheat, wheaten bread |