(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.
Simmer
Definition:
(v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.
(v. t.) To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.
Example Sentences:
(1) There was already simmering anger over the deaths of civilians in US drone attacks aimed at alleged terrorists inside Pakistan and over an incident in February in which a CIA contractor, Raymond Davis, shot dead two men on the street in Lahore he said were trying to rob him.
(2) She ushers us into the kitchen, where a large metal pot simmering on the hotplate emits a spicy aroma.
(3) Experts say they are encouraged that after months of simmering discord Xi and Trump are preparing to thrash it out at the so-called winter White House .
(4) Add potatoes and simmer for as long as it takes for them to cook.
(5) Simmer for 2 minutes then stir in the orange zest, orange blossom water and vanilla extract.
(6) The findings will bring to the boil a long-simmering row over whether those differences mean organic food is better for people, with one expert calling the work sexed up.
(7) There had been simmering tension between the Tottenham Hotspur manager and officers since a dawn raid on his Dorset home that was watched by press photographers.
(8) Tensions between the two groups on the island have been simmering beneath the surface since the end of British colonial rule in 1960.
(9) Simmering resentment towards the US presence on Okinawa exploded into anger in 1995 after three servicemen abducted and raped a 12-year-old girl , a crime that prompted lengthy negotiations on reducing the country's military footprint.
(10) A Communist party-controlled newspaper has launched a searing attack on Donald Trump after the president-elect threatened a realignment of his country’s policies towards China, warning the US president-elect: “Pride goes before a fall.” The Global Times, a notoriously rambunctious state-run tabloid, was writing after Trump reignited a simmering row with Beijing by suggesting he might recognise Taiwan , which China regards as a breakaway province, unless Beijing agreed a new “deal” with his administration.
(11) See you tomorrow.” The night of simmering tension was in contrast to the scenes on Tuesday night when a Sudanese man died as hundreds of migrants made 1,500 attempts to storm the Channel tunnel, prompting crisis meetings of the French and British governments.
(12) Add the broth to the pot and briskly simmer the mixture over medium to medium-low heat for about 2 hours for all the flavours to come together and mellow.
(13) But the underlying, bitter resentment among many in the local African American community about their treatment at the hands of an almost unanimously white police force and local authorities, will likely continue to simmer.
(14) 2 Roughly chop the chocolate and melt it in a large, heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of barely simmering water.
(15) Cover with plenty of fresh water, bring to a boil and simmer gently for 20-25 minutes, until just cooked.
(16) 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen kept hidden a simmering feud with writer John Ridley over credit for the historical biopic's Oscar-winning screenplay, reports The Wrap .
(17) This goes to the foundational relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities that they’re sworn to serve and to protect.” In remarks at the meeting Obama said the “simmering distrust” between police and minority communities was not unique to St Louis but relevant to communities across the country.
(18) This paves the way for young people to turn simmering prejudice into murderous intent.
(19) Some of this reflects a simmering rivalry between Douglas Alexander, the election co-ordinator, and Michael Dugher, the shadow cabinet minister responsible for media presentation.
(20) Tensions between Uighurs and Han Chinese have been simmering for years.