WHEAT GERM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wheat germ mean? 

• WHEAT GERM (noun)
  The noun WHEAT GERM has 1 sense:

1. embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins

  Familiarity information: WHEAT GERM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHEAT GERM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("wheat germ" is a kind of...):

aliment; alimentation; nourishment; nutriment; nutrition; sustenance; victuals (a source of materials to nourish the body)

Holonyms ("wheat germ" is a part of...):

wheat; wheat berry (grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour)

 Context examples 

Fermented wheat germ extract (FWGE) inhibits the activities of several enzymes involved in de novo nucleic acid synthesis and in supplying the dNTP pool required for DNA replication.

(Fermented Wheat Germ Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

An extract of fermented wheat germ containing a concentrated, standardized amount of methoxy-substituted benzoquinones with immunomodulatory and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Fermented Wheat Germ Extract, NCI Thesaurus)