What's the difference between chilli and turmeric?

Chilli


Definition:

  • (n.) See Chili.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Undaunted by the sickening swell of the ocean and wrapped up against the chilly wind, Straneo, of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, one of the world's leading oceanographic research centres, continues to take measurements from the waters as the long Arctic dusk falls.
  • (2) On a snowless but chilly afternoon early in the Moscow winter, a 29-year-old man with a gaunt, emaciated face stepped on to the vast expanse of Red Square.
  • (3) In fact the aim for many of those braving increasingly chilly nights inside the tents is to be here until Christmas at least.
  • (4) It’s going to be harder in Zurich, because there’s going to be a lot more eight-metre jumpers,” he says, citing the reigning champion, Christian Reif, who has jumped 8.49m this season, as his main opposition Rutherford won gold in Glasgow with a modest leap of 8.20m but, as he points out, the chilly conditions were hardly conducive to leaping far.
  • (5) Two litres is not big enough for most vegetables; perhaps windowsill chillies, but that is it.
  • (6) A chilly vision of the past and, maybe, the future too.
  • (7) Scoop half of the chillies into a blender jar, pour in half of the soaking liquid (or water) and blend to a smooth purée.
  • (8) Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester City: Premier League – as it happened Read more On a chilly day both teams lined up in a new-school 4-4-2.
  • (9) Pour on to a large platter or individual plates, spoon the cauliflower and chickpeas on top, followed by the egg, tomatoes and chilli sauce.
  • (10) Bild’s deputy editor Bela Anda, wrote in an editorial to accompany the open letter: “They [the signatories] are saying no to xenophobia and yes to diversity and tolerance … We should not hand over our streets to hollow rallying cries.” Angela Merkel called for people to turn their backs on Pegida in her New Year’s speech, saying the group was “full of prejudice, a chilliness, even hatred”.
  • (11) 10.05pm GMT Ice Bowl So it's not as cold in GB today as it was in 1967, but Kaepernick looked a bit chilly out there without sleeves.
  • (12) Boiling the hand warmers redissolves the sodium acetate in the water in the water released from the crystals, recreating the supersaturated solution, so you are ready for another chilly evening walk.
  • (13) One of the sharing plates at Polpo in London sees moscardini (aka baby octopus) cooked for 10 minutes in stock, left to cool and then marinated for 24 hours in a powerful mixture of olive oil, red-wine vinegar, fennel seeds, shallots, fresh oregano, garlic and finely sliced chilli.
  • (14) Time being elastic on Culatra, lunch lasts long enough for me to floor plenty of chilly vinho verde and to make friends with just about everyone on the terrace.
  • (15) I make ful cobi with my cookery students: carrot, peas, cauliflower and sweetcorn, gently stir-fried with mustard seeds, ginger, garlic and green chillies, and they're amazed how tasty it is.
  • (16) However, Vitamin A levels do not seem to be linked causally with the effect on the eyes of chilli-treated hamsters, because these hamsters had circulating levels of Vitamin A comparable to those observed in untreated and alcohol-treated groups.
  • (17) The Spanish classic arroz negro pays homage to both old country and new: instead of the standard squid ink and fish stock, it’s made with crab bisque and chilmole (the blackened chilli sauce of the Yucatán) and crowned with calamari stuffed with pork scratchings.
  • (18) Only 6% of the samples namely maize and red chillies were found to be contaminated with aflatoxin B1 and B2 respectively.
  • (19) "I do a mean ceviche with it – coconut milk, lime juice and chilli.
  • (20) Davey said he was fully prepared to spend some of his time as a renewable energy consultant working abroad because the climate for investment in Britain had become so chilly.

Turmeric


Definition:

  • (n.) An East Indian plant of the genus Curcuma, of the Ginger family.
  • (n.) The root or rootstock of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from, turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the oxidation of turmerol.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The natural colorant area can be subdivided into anthocyanins, betalains, chlorophylls, carotenoids, flavonoids, polyphenols, Monascus, hemes, quinones, biliproteins, safflower, turmeric, and miscellaneous.
  • (2) Thus, this study has suggested that the spices--turmeric, red pepper, ginger and mustard can stimulate the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids, an important pathway of elimination of cholesterol from the body.
  • (3) Curcumin, a natural constituent of Curcuma longa (turmeric, CAS 458-37-7), has been studied for its induction of glutathione S-transferase activity in mice.
  • (4) In the Ayurvedha and Sidha system of medicine (Indian system of medicine) Azadirachta indica ADR ('Neem') and Curcuma longa ('Turmeric') has been used for healing chronic ulcers and scabies.
  • (5) Chilies (which are used with turmeric powder) and their principal alkaloid capsaicin were mutagenic in the TA 98 with S9 mixture.
  • (6) In the present study, anti-mutagenic effects of turmeric were assessed in 16 chronic smokers.
  • (7) The detected tocopherols and other constituents were as follows: origanum (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-), laurel (alpha-, beta-), turmeric (so little that no comparison could be made), coriander (almost no tocopherols), and aniseed (alpha-, beta-, delta-).
  • (8) Lime and turmeric tofu steaks with fresh chilli sambal Many people think they hate tofu, but it's an absorbent ingredient – so as good as the flavours you give it.
  • (9) The Australian team used the turmeric spice ingredient curcumin as a fluorescent tag that allowed beta-amyloid to show up in the retina.
  • (10) Turmeric, which is one of the commonly used spices in Indian cooking, was tested for mutagenicity using the Ames test.
  • (11) The activity of hepatic cholesterol-7 alpha-hydroxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme of bile acid biosynthesis, was significantly elevated in curcumin (turmeric), capsaicin (red pepper), ginger and mustard treated animals.
  • (12) The 5% turmeric diet for seven consecutive days resulted in a 38% decrease in the hepatic cytochrome b5 and cytochrome P-450 levels.
  • (13) An aqueous turmeric component--Aq.T--with an established antioxidant activity, was tested as a DNA protectant.
  • (14) Add the lime juice, a good grind of salt and the turmeric and set aside while you char the aubergines.
  • (15) Turmeric had no significant effect on serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase, blood glucose, creatinine and lipid profile.
  • (16) Add the turmeric and chillies, cooking for 2 minutes.
  • (17) In this study, we compared the chemopreventive efficacy of an aqueous turmeric extract (AqTE) and its constituents, curcumin-free aqueous turmeric extract (CFAqTE) and curcumin, using the Salmonella typhimurium mutagenicity assay and the bone marrow micronucleus test in female Swiss mice.
  • (18) Spices are generally used for flavor and taste in food preparations, but cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves, and turmeric may have an additional role in glucose metabolism.
  • (19) These data indicate that the protection against genomic damage by turmeric extract and its components tested could be necessary for some aspects of its cancer chemoprevention.
  • (20) Garlic and turmeric were also believed to improve the baby's complexion and protect the baby and mother from cough and cold.

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