branny

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The wheat berry being broken up and triturated in one operation, the flour necessarily contained a large proportion of branny particles in which cerealin, an active diastasic constituent, was present in very sensible proportions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Not only did they contain a minimum of branny and fibrous matters, but they were also the driest that could be found.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

They are generally followed by branny desquamation of the cuticle in the position they have occupied.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Red and brown are tints only found in flours of low grade, because they are sure proofs of an undue proportion of branny or fibrous particles.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

On the fourth day, or a little later, small thick eruptions appear, scarcely eminent above the skin, and, after three days, changing into very small branny scales.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus