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grain

[greyn] / greɪn /




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This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.

From Science Daily

Against the grain of much modern scholarship, Mr. Harpham maintains that it is “possible to describe the intellectual origins of American slavery almost without reference to skin color.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They carved grain silos directly into hard volcanic rock in locations that were extremely difficult to reach.

From Science Daily

Millions of them could sit on the tip of a grain of rice.

From Science Daily

The vegan plan included fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans, while the Mediterranean plan featured fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, low-fat dairy, and extra-virgin olive oil.

From Science Daily