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degerminator

degerminator noun: a device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain.

Noun

degerminator (plural degerminators)

  1. A device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain.
    • The grains are then broken up in the degerminator, usually an impact mill.2007, Y. H. Hui, PhD; Ramesh C. Chandan; Stephanie Clark, Handbook of Food Products Manufacturing, page 374

Forms of degerminator

pluraldegerminators

Origin of degerminator

From de- + germinate + -or.

Questions about degerminator

What does degerminator mean?
Degerminator means a device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain.
What part of speech is degerminator?
Degerminator is a noun.
What is the plural of degerminator?
The plural of degerminator is degerminators.

Words near degerminator in the dictionary

  1. degentrification
  2. degeration
  3. degerm
  4. degermation
  5. degermed
  6. degerminator
  7. degerminators
  8. degerming
  9. degerms
  10. Degersheim
  11. Degeyter

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