Definitions for cereal
ˈsɪər i əlce·re·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. cereal, cereal grassnoun

   grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

2. grain, food grain, cerealnoun

   foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

3. cerealadjective

   a breakfast food prepared from grain

4. cerealadjective

   made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it

   "a cereal beverage"; "cereal grasses"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cerealnoun

   A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.

2. cerealnoun

   The grains of such a grass.

3. cerealnoun

   Breakfast cereal.

   Would you like some cereal?

4. cerealnoun

   A particular type of breakfast cereal.

   Which cereal would you like for breakfast?

5. Etymology: From céréale, from Cerealis, from Ceres, from ker-, from which also Latin sincerus (English sincere) and Latin cresco (English crescent).

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cereal

   A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grain crops are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop and are therefore staple crops. They include wheat, rye, oats, and barley. Edible grains from other plant families, such as buckwheat, quinoa and chia, are referred to as pseudocereals. In their unprocessed whole grain form, cereals are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein. When processed by the removal of the bran and germ the remaining endosperm is mostly carbohydrate. In some developing countries, grain in the form of rice, wheat, millet, or maize constitutes a majority of daily sustenance. In developed countries, cereal consumption is moderate and varied but still substantial, primarily in the form of refined and processed grains. Because of this dietary importance, the cereal trade is often at the heart of food trade – with many cereals sold as commodities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cerealadjective

   of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain

2. Cerealnoun

   any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural

3. Etymology: [L. Cerealis pert. to Ceres, and hence, to agriculture. See Ceres.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Cereal

   Cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple crops. In their natural form, they are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein. However, when refined by the removal of the bran and germ, the remaining endosperm is mostly carbohydrate and lacks the majority of the other nutrients. In some developing nations, grain in the form of rice, wheat, millet, or maize constitutes a majority of daily sustenance. In developed nations, cereal consumption is moderate and varied but still substantial. The word cereal derives from Ceres, the name of the Roman goddess of harvest and agriculture.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cereal

   A type of food product.

   In our supermarket there are a wide variety of boxes of cereal available for purchase on the shelves.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 27, 2016  

Anagrams for cereal »

1. claree

2. cleare

3. relace

4. alerce

How to pronounce cereal?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cereal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cereal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cereal in a Sentence

1. The FDA:

   Beech-Nut has also decided to exit the market for Beech-Nut branded Single Grain Rice Cereal.

2. Jane Houlihan:

   Inorganic arsenic averaged 100 parts per billion in brown rice infant cereal and 74 parts per billion in white rice infant cereal in our tests, baby food companies have taken brown rice cereal off the market because of its high arsenic levels.

3. Victoria Burley:

   Although there is increasing evidence that cereal grains may offer the best risk reductions for colorectal and cardiovascular disease.

4. Sara Peternell:

   This idea of giving them ‘smooshy,’ bland, wallpaper-tasting rice cereal because we believe it’s either easier on their taste buds or easier on their digestive system is becoming a very outdated first-foods-for-babies recommendation.

5. Ronit Lupu:

   On completion of the excavations at Shu?fat, it is quite evident that there was a thriving settlement in the Jerusalem area in ancient times. Thousands of years later, the buildings uncovered are of a standard that would not fall short of Jerusalem’s architecture, this discovery represents a highly significant addition to our research of the city and the vicinity. Apart from the pottery, the fascinating flint finds attest to the livelihood of the local population in prehistoric times: Small sickle blades for harvesting cereal crops, chisels and polished axes for building, borers and awls, and even a bead made of carnelian (a gemstone), indicating that jewelry was either made or imported.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cereal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cereal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cereal
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cereal