Definition of Degerm

1. v. t. To extract the germs from, as from wheat grains.

Definition of Degerm

1. Verb. To remove the germ from a cereal grain etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Degerm

1. to remove germs from [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Degerm

degenerationists
degenerations
degenerative
degenerative arthritis
degenerative chorea
degenerative disc disease
degenerative disorder
degenerative index
degenerative inflammation
degenerative joint disease
degenerative myopia
degenerescence
degenerous
degenerously
degens
degerm (current term)
degermed
degerming
degerms
degged
degging
deghettoization
deghettoize
deghettoized
deghettoizes
deghettoizing
deglacial
deglaciate
deglaciated
deglaciates

Literary usage of Degerm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"... but it is much more satisfactory to degerm the grain whilst still i» its dry resting condition, a process which does not present any difficulty. ..."

2. Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the Fire Underwriters Association (1881)
"The aim of this gradual reduction process is identical with that styled half-high, but the first reduction is simply a splitting of the kernel to degerm- ..."

3. Histoire des empereurs Romains: depuis Auguste jusqu'a Constantin by Jean Baptiste Louis Crévier (1824)
"... avait souffert quelques légères altérations deGerm.- par divers mouvements de guerre, mais qui, loin du centre et sans aucun péril, peuvent n'avoir pas ..."

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