(a.) To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as, to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.
(a.) To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together.
(a.) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding; as, to blanch almonds.
(a.) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.
(a.) To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining.).
(a.) To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.
(a.) Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to palliate.
(v. i.) To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear; the rose blanches in the sun.
(v. t.) To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.
(v. t.) To cause to turn aside or back; as, to blanch a deer.
(v. i.) To use evasion.
(n.) Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals.
Example Sentences:
(1) If LTP is to be effective, thorough coagulation with tender blanching effects is mandatory.
(2) Particularly, the losses during blanching and thawing (drip) are discussed.
(3) The blanching activities and hence bioavailabilities of the cream, ointment and fatty ointment preparations of Nerisone and Temetex (diflucortolone valerate 0.1%) were evaluated using an occluded and unoccluded blanching assay.
(4) Beans were steamed-blanched at 100 degrees C for 2 minutes, and then canned and autoclaved at 121 degrees C for 10 minutes.
(5) The angiomas of the skin may occur in 3 forms: large cavernous angiomas; blood sac looking like a blue rubber nipple, they can be emptied; irregular blue mark, sometimes with puncted blackish spots, they may not blanch on pressure.
(6) The soluble dry matter content of blanched mushrooms was less than 50% of that of the fresh.
(7) Since the bloody coup of 1979, South Korea seems to have had journalistic carte blanche as the "lesser of two evils".
(8) Holiday's regular label, Columbia, blanched at the prospect of recording it, so she turned to Commodore Records, a small, leftwing operation based at Milt Gabler's record shop on West 52nd Street.
(9) Guanethedine (1% in eucerin) increases the blanching phenomenon (false transmitter effect of dopamine).
(10) During endoscopy, using recently sterilized endoscopes that were flushed with 3% hydrogen peroxide after the glutaraldehyde cycle, instantaneous blanching (the "snow white" sign) and effervescence were noted on the mucosal surfaces when the water button was depressed.
(11) Controversy subsists about interpretations of "delayed cholinergic blanch" in atopic dermatitis.
(12) The intensity of corticosteroid-induced blanching has been found to vary at different areas of the flexor aspect of the human forearm.
(13) There was no significant difference between Dioderm and Dioderm C. Unlike creams containing more potent corticosteroids the hydrocortisone formulations apparently failed to produce steroid reservoirs in the stratum corneum as assessed by the blanching response.
(14) The significance of the terminal residues of the red pigment-concentrating hormone (RPCH: Glu-Leu-Asn-Phe-Ser-Pro-Gly-Trp-NH2) for its blanching effect on crustacean chromatophores has been investigated.
(15) Fifty-three percent of the population showed skin blanching in response to topical application of the steroid.
(16) Widespread pruritic, urticarial papules developed at times of stress and exercise, each papule being surrounded by a striking blanched vasoconstricted halo.
(17) This case was thought to be livedo reticularis and cerebral thrombotic lesions (Sneddon's syndrome) associated with atrophie blanche or livedo(id) vasculitis and may be one clinical subset of primary anti-phospholipid syndrome.
(18) Like the rest of Tarkovsky’s filmography, these two works have received extensive analysis .Coming on the heels of the shelved Andrei Rublev , long withheld from release by the Soviet government, Solaris enjoyed such a degree of success that Tarkovsky was effectively given carte blanche for any future projects.
(19) Wounds in group CS were "sterilized" (0.5-mm spot size, 25 W, CW) by gently heating the wound without causing blanching or charring.
(20) Terre'Blanche founded the white supremacist AWB in 1970, to oppose what he regarded as the liberal policies of the then South African leader, John Vorster.
Parboil
Definition:
(v. t.) To boil or cook thoroughly.
(v. t.) To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, the addition of 10 ppm calcium hypochlorite (bleach) to soaking water appreciably reduced A. flavus contamination and subsequent aflatoxin content in parboiled rice.
(2) The method was used to survey 296 samples that included 10 cultivars of dried beans, 8 types of corn products, 3 types of cassava flour, and both polished and parboiled rice between May 1985 and June 1986 in Campinas, Brazil.
(3) Residues of malathion in cooked rice averaged about 0.016 ppm in nonparboiled and 0.013 ppm in parboiled rice.
(4) Phosphine residues were determined in 2 types of rice samples, raw polished and parboiled.
(5) Parboiling reduced residues on rough rice and hulls but tended to increase residues in the other fractions.
(6) Preferential infection of parboiled rice by Aspergillus flavus was observed.
(7) We measured plasma glucose and thiocyanate levels before and up to 4 h after feeding 11 overnight fasted healthy non-diabetic volunteers randomly on three occasions each with three locally consumed cassava meals: (i) gari as eba 50 g; (ii) lafun 50 g and (iii) parboiled cassava flakes 76 g. Each of these meals contained 175 kcal (0.7 MJ) and was consumed with a sauce to a total caloric value of 300 kcal (1.26 MJ).
(8) The glycaemic indices to parboiled white rice corresponding to 25 and 50 g carbohydrate were similar, being 55 (SE 10) and 60 (SE 8) respectively.
(9) The first traitor to have the pleasure was William “Braveheart” Wallace in 1305 and by the time the tradition petered out in the late 17th century, the likes of Wat Tyler, Thomas Cromwell and Guy Fawkes had all been similarly transformed into gruesome human lollipops – their heads all parboiled, sautéed in pitch, and cared for by the keeper of the heads, one of the weirdest jobs in old London.
(10) Serves 6 (makes 12 parcels) 2 tbsp rapeseed oil 1 large onion, finely diced 1 carrot, grated 1 tsp caster sugar 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 fresh bay leaf 1 tin chopped tomatoes 1 head Savoy cabbage, 12 leaves separated 500g beef mince 500g pork mince 160g rice, parboiled and drained 40g barberries (optional) To serve 100ml sour cream ½ small bunch dill, finely chopped 1 Make the sauce first.
(11) In almost all the samples of parboiled rice examined, the AFB1 and AFG1 contents were significantly higher than in raw milled rice.
(12) In Sri Lanka, rice is the main staple which is mostly processed into parboiled rice.
(13) Potentially clinically useful starchy foods producing relatively flat glycemic responses have been identified, including legumes, pasta, barley, bulgur, parboiled rice and whole grain breads such as pumpernickel.
(14) The levels of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and aflatoxin G1 (AFG1) in parboiled and raw milled rice collected from major rice producing areas and rice consuming townships were estimated.
(15) Rachel Kelly via Guardian Witnes s; marmadukescarlet.blogspot.co.uk Serves 2 4 medium potatoes 2 eggs Vegetable oil, to cook 2 onions, chopped 3-4 garlic cloves, very finely chopped 2cm root ginger, grated 1 tsp coriander seeds (or 2 tsp ground) 1 tsp cumin seeds (or 2 tsp ground) 1 tbsp garam masala, plus 1 tsp to serve ½ tsp cayenne pepper ½ tsp chilli powder (or to taste) 400g tin plum tomatoes, roughly chopped 2-3 tsp tomato puree 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice 250ml vegetable stock 2-3 tbsp creamed coconut 100g frozen peas, or to taste Fresh coriander, to serve (optional) 1 tomato, finely chopped, to serve (optional) Steamed rice, to serve 1 Chop the potatoes into large chunks and parboil.
(16) Most of the outbreaks (59%) were caused by raw, parboiled or "fermented" meats from marine mammals; fermented salmon eggs or fish accounted for 23% of the outbreaks.
(17) From the stilted architecture to the re-appropriation of found objects (such as the emptied parboiled-rice bags that double as roof shelters) to canoes equipped with stereo-systems serving as mobile music-boxes, the inhabitants of Makoko have adapted their lives completely to surviving on water.
(18) Lower levels of protection were achieved with vaccine given on uncooked parboiled rice.
(19) Similar insulin response areas to 25 g carbohydrate given as parboiled white rice and white bread were found, whereas 50 g carbohydrate as white bread caused a significantly higher insulin response area than parboiled white rice (P less than 0.05).
(20) When applied to rough rice at 6 ppm, residues of Reldan in cooked rice averaged 0.05 ppm in nonparboiled rice and 0l.065 ppm in parboiled rice.