bran — [bran] n. [ME bran, bren < OFr bren] the broken outer coat, or husk, of grains of wheat, rye, oats, etc. separated from the flour after grinding, as by sifting … English World dictionary
bran — [ bræn ] noun uncount the outside of the grain of a CEREAL such as wheat or OATS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Bran — For other uses, see Bran (disambiguation). Not to be confused with chaff. Bran is the hard outer layer of grain and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. Along with germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a by … Wikipedia
oats — [[t]o͟ʊts[/t]] (The form oat is used as a modifier.) 1) N PLURAL Oats are a cereal crop or its grains, used for making biscuits or a food called porridge, or for feeding animals. Oats provide good, nutritious food for horses. ...oat bran. 2)… … English dictionary
bran — A by product of the milling of wheat, containing approximately 20% of indigestible cellulose; a bulk cathartic, usually taken in the form of cereal or special b. products. * * * bran bran n the edible broken seed coats of cereal grain separated… … Medical dictionary
oats — Synonyms and related words: Bengal grass, English rye grass, Italian rye grass, Kentucky bluegrass, alfilaria, bamboo, barley, beach grass, beard grass, bent, bent grass, bird seed, black bent, bluegrass, bog grass, bran, buckwheat, buffalo grass … Moby Thesaurus
bran — Synonyms and related words: air pollution, attritus, bark, barley, bird seed, capsule, case, cat food, chaff, chicken feed, chop, corn, corn shuck, cornhusk, cosmic dust, crumb, crumble, dog food, dust, dust ball, eatage, efflorescence, ensilage … Moby Thesaurus
bran — UK [bræn] / US noun [uncountable] the outside of the grain of a cereal such as wheat or oats … English dictionary
bran — [bræn] noun [U] the outside parts of the grains of plants such as wheat or OATS … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Quaker Oats Company — Infobox Company name = Quaker Oats Company type = Operating Division genre = foundation = 1901 founder = location city = Chicago, Illinois location country = United States location = locations = area served = key people = Robert S. Morrison, CEO… … Wikipedia