(n.) A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies. The species most known is Z. officinale.
(n.) The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which is much used in cookery and in medicine.
Example Sentences:
(1) Cissus quadrangularis was mutagenic, while 'decoctions' of cumin seeds, aniseeds and ginger were not.
(2) The experimental result of the quantitative determination of magnolol in Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis and its processed samples by HPLC has shown that the stir-fried sample has the highest content of magnolol among all sample and so does the ginger-fried sample among all ginger-processed samples.
(3) Ginger root reduced the tendency to vomiting and cold sweating significantly better than placebo did (p less than 0.05).
(4) Vitamin B6 and ginger are both effective for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
(5) Remarkably fewer symptoms of nausea and vertigo were reported after ginger root ingestion, but the difference was not statistically significant.
(6) 3 Add the rice to the salmon flakes along with the spring onion, ginger, soy and mirin.
(7) Indications for use of ginger to replace either thromboxane inhibitors having serious side effects or prostacyclin are given.
(8) A CNS mechanism, which is characteristic of the conventional anti-motion sickness drugs, can thus be excluded as regards ginger root.
(9) Brussels sprout and ginger slaw Yotam Ottolenghi's brussels sprout and ginger slaw: 'Why anyone boils sprouts is one of life's great mysteries.'
(10) Crunching their way gingerly along pavements scattered with de-icing salt, they hurried from shop to shop – young mothers wheeling pushchairs, older women leaning heavily on shopping trolleys, men trudging alongside their partners, laden with carrier bags.
(11) 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.
(12) Shawcross and company certainly did not seem to relish “the Ginger Messi” running at them with a dizzyingly disorientating amalgam of skill and sheer, pace-propelled persistence.
(13) He was clearly in discomfort, walking gingerly during breaks in play, but the Argentinian looked absolutely determined to leave a favourable impression.
(14) As a condiment, ginger can increase the content of magnolol to a certain extent, but the quantity used in processing does not affect the content significantly.
(15) In this study, we analyzed the effective components of ginger rhizomes.
(16) Anna Thomson, Totnes, Devon Serves 4 400g yellow split peas A good glug of olive oil 3-4 garlic cloves, grated or finely chopped ½ tsp each ground cumin and coriander Zest of 1 lemon 2cm piece ginger, grated For the dressing 4 tbsp olive oil Juice of 1 lemon 1 small garlic clove, minced Handful coriander leaves, chopped Sliced red chilli (optional) 1 Rinse and drain the split peas.
(17) 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.
(18) Lower the heat, add the ginger, garlic, chilli flakes and rosemary.
(19) The fires had died down and they gingerly explored, finding the unsecured window into the safe room.
(20) • The Ginger Pig 's pork butchery class is conducted at their Moxon Street shop in London.
Gingerbread
Definition:
(n.) A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes.
Example Sentences:
(1) As Fiona Weir, chief executive of single parents charity Gingerbread, said today: "We fear that many parents will be pressured by their ex and by the new charges to stay out of the new system, and instead will enter into a private arrangement that offers no guarantee of regular, reliable income for their children."
(2) He also helped to organise a Woodcraft group, the local Gingerbread group, a charitable furniture scheme and the local credit union.
(3) However, the single-parent organisation Gingerbread said families with young children would soon feel the pain of the budget.
(4) That was the week when the Bake Off contestants were called on to make dainty biscuits and elaborate gingerbread concoctions, following previous showdowns over who could make the fluffiest muffins and the creamiest custard tarts.
(5) Updated at 4.21pm GMT 4.12pm GMT Benefits changes to push thousands more into poverty - Gingerbread Gingerbread, the UK charity for single parents, wasn't impressed with the autumn statement.
(6) She was president of the National Association of Bereavement Counsellors, Gingerbread and the Patients' Association, and devoted much of her time to campaigning for improved care for the elderly, sitting on the Royal Commission on Funding of Care of the Elderly (1998-99).
(7) It points to Google's own platform data , which shows that at the beginning of December 24.1% of devices accessing Google Play were running Android 2.3 "Gingerbread", released in December 2010, and 18.6% running version Android 4.0.x, released in October 2011.
(8) It started with Android 1.5 “Cupcake”, and continued through the alphabet via Android 1.6 “Donut”, Android 2.0 “Eclair”, Android 2.2 “Froyo” (frozen yoghurt), Android 2.3 “Gingerbread”, Android 3.0 “Honeycomb”, Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” and most recently Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean”.
(9) While the Resolution Foundation and the Gingerbread Foundation for single mothers welcomed the £300m allocated by the government, they were alarmed by these other effects.
(10) Among those who signed the letter were Fiona Weir, the chief executive of single parents charity Gingerbread, Alison Garnham, chief executive of Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), and Anne Marie Carrie, the chief executive of Barnardo's.
(11) Most anticipated "showstopper" bake Gingerbread reconstruction of the Sydney Opera House This year's Great British Bake Off final is on Tues, 8pm, BBC2
(12) Berlin's Hotel Adlon, which overlooks the Brandenburg Gate and is sandwiched protectively between the US and British embassies, knows how to welcome its guests the traditional German Christmas way – with huge amounts of luxury gingerbread.
(13) John’s gingerbread Colosseum was amazing,” says Sue.
(14) Fiona Weir, the chief executive of Gingerbread, a charity for single parents , said she was concerned that the delayed introduction of universal credit has meant many millions of people simply aren't being informed about how the programme will affect them.
(15) In its evidence, Gingerbread, which lobbies for the rights of single parents, also warns: "While sanctions may be necessary for a small minority of claimants who deliberately evade their jobseeking responsibilities, the current high levels of sanctions across all [jobseeker's allowance] claimants reveal a system in crisis and one that is systematically failing single parent jobseekers."
(16) The letter's signatories, who include representatives from the NUT and ATL, the Child Poverty Action Group, Unison, Gingerbread, Children England, the Grandparents' Association and the Child Accident Prevention Trust, call for new statutory guidelines that say a route can only be deemed safe if a child of 11 is able to walk it alone.
(17) But he was missing that spark of invention that Whaite and Morton were able to conjure up, whether creating a gingerbread barn or a colosseum.
(18) Gingerbread's chief executive, Fiona Weir, said: "We are very unhappy at the heavy reliance being placed by the commission on charging parents to use the future child maintenance service in order to meet their own costs targets, and the admission by the commission to the committee that cost considerations will reduce the amount of collectable maintenance arrears owed to children that they are willing to collect."
(19) The home of the gingerbread latte and caramel macchiatto will be targeted by protesters with a series of actions that illustrate how the coffee chain has become the focus for a series of political battles.
(20) Over time, challenges became more perilously architectural – a croquembouche (choux puff tower) in season two, and in season three a gingerbread building (the eventual winner, John, re-created the Roman Colosseum).