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  • 121edible — edibility, edibleness, n. /ed euh beuhl/, adj. 1. fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent. n. 2. Usually, edibles. edible substances; food. [1605 15; < LL edibilis, equiv. to ed(ere) to EAT + ibilis IBLE] Syn. 1. comestible, consumable. * * * …

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  • 122Brahmagupta — born 598 died с 665, possibly Bhillamala, Rajasthan, India Indian mathematician and astronomer. His principal work, the Brahma sphuta siddhanta ( The Opening of the Universe ), most of which deals with planetary motion, also contains important&#8230; …

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  • 123Manna — • The food miraculously sent to the Israelites during their forty years sojourn in the desert (Ex., xvi; Num., xi, 6 9) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Manna     Manna      …

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  • 124eggs — Chinese preserve chicken and duck eggs, sometimes geese and quail for a change. The typical preserved eggs are xianjidan (salt chicken eggs) and xianyadan (salt duck eggs), so named after the salt solution in which they are soaked, with or&#8230; …

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  • 125hard-bill — noun A bird species which has a hard, strong bill, to feed (mainly) on seeds and/or nuts As the ultimate hard bills, woodpeckers even use their steel hard bill to drill homes in solid trees Syn: seedeater Ant: soft bill See A …

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  • 126spoilt — adjective /spɔɪlt/ a) Having lost its original value b) Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible. Ant: eatable, edible, fresh, good, unspoilt …

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  • 127foody — adjective a) Eatable; fit for food or consumption. b) Food bearing; fertile; fruitful …

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  • 128uneatable — adjective Not eatable; not fit for eating …

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