vlam

Definitions of vlam
  1. noun
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
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    ontbranding
    the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
    autocrematie, zelfontbranding, zelfverbranding
    ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process
  2. noun
    foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
    synonyms: graan, graanproduct, graanprodukt, koren
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    eksteroog, likdoorn, maïs
    ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
    grutten
    the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
    pluimgierst
    small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica
    gerst
    a grain of barley
    boekweit, boekweitbloem
    grain ground into flour
    tarwe, tarwebrood
    grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour
    haver
    seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
    nasi, rijst
    grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
    mout
    a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
    pofmaïs, popcorn
    small kernels of corn exploded by heat
    parelgerst, parelgort
    barley ground into small round pellets
    sawa
    rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
    type of:
    voedingsmiddel, voedingsmiddelen
    a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
  3. noun
    a relatively small granular particle of a substance
    synonyms: korrel
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    deeltje, partikel, splinter
    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
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