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vitellus, yolk
nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
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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
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comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals
any substance that can be used as food
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fare
the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
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food product, foodstuff
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
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aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals
a source of materials to nourish the body
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commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals
a stock or supply of foods
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feed, provender
food for domestic livestock
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manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food
(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
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beverage, drink, drinkable, potable
any liquid suitable for drinking
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water
a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
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soul food
food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South
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micronutrient
a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)
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chyme
a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum
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culture medium, medium
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
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milk
produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
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tuck
eatables (especially sweets)
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course
part of a meal served at one time
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dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
something considered choice to eat
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dish
a particular item of prepared food
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fast food
inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly
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finger food
food to be eaten with the fingers
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ingesta
solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
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kosher
food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
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diet
the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
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diet
a prescribed selection of foods
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dietary
a regulated daily food allowance
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menu
the dishes making up a meal
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chow, chuck, eats, grub
informal terms for a meal
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board, table
food or meals in general
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ration
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
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starches
foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
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breadstuff
flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
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coloring, colouring, food color, food coloring, food colour, food colouring
a digestible substance used to give color to food
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concentrate
a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
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meal
coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
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fiber, roughage
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
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flour
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
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blood meal
the dried and powdered blood of animals
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corn gluten feed
a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten
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food cache
food in a secure or hidden storage place
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larder
a supply of food especially for a household
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frozen food, frozen foods
food preserved by freezing
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canned food, canned foods, canned goods, tinned goods
food preserved by canning
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dehydrated food, dehydrated foods
food preserved by dehydration
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meal, repast
the food served and eaten at one time
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Saint-John's-bread, carob, carob powder
powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
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tapioca
granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
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mess
soft semiliquid food
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mince
food chopped into small bits
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puree
food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
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cocoa
powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
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cattle cake
a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes
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creep feed
feed given to young animals isolated in a creep
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fodder
coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
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feed grain
grain grown for cattle feed
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ensilage, silage
fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
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oil cake
mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock
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cereal, food grain, grain
foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
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stodge
heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
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wheat germ
embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins
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pigswill, pigwash, slop, slops, swill
wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
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mash
mixture of ground animal feeds
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cud, rechewed food
food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
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bird feed, bird food, birdseed
food given to birds; usually mixed seeds
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pet food, pet-food, petfood
food prepared for animal pets
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mast
nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
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fixings, ingredient
food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
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egg, eggs
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
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dairy product
milk and butter and cheese
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milk
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
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milk
any of several nutritive milklike liquids
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curd
a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
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wish-wash
any thin watery drink
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concoction, intermixture, mixture
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
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potion
a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
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alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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hydromel
honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
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oenomel
wine mixed with honey
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near beer
drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol
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ginger beer
carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger
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mixer
club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
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cooler
an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
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refresher
a drink that refreshes
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smoothie
a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk
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fizz
an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
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cider, cyder
a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
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juice
the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking
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fruit crush, fruit juice
drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
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ade, fruit drink
a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
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mate
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
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soft drink
nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
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coffee, java
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
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tea
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
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tea-like drink
a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves
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branch water
pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water
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spring water
water from a spring
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drinking water
water suitable for drinking
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perishable, spoilable
food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
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fish meal
ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock
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agar, nutrient agar
any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent
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vitamin
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
