Definition of kernel in English:

kernel

noun ˈkəːn(ə)lˈkərnl

1A softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its shell.
果仁
the kernel of a walnut
pine kernels
Example sentencesExamples
- Macadamia is cultivated for its edible kernels.
- Back then the plant had small cobs and small, hard kernels of little nutritional value.
- The trees are elegant, usually small, and they bear bunches of small fruits; these are dark red when ripe, with seeds whose edible kernels constitute nuts and which have local importance as food in various parts of SE Asia.
- Halfway through cooking roughly chop the tomatoes and add them, then, once the wheat is cooked (it should still be nubbly and have some bite), stir in the toasted pine kernels and chopped mint leaves.
- It's an almond kernel housed within a date and enrobed in dodgy Middle Eastern chocolate.
- The kernels are available shelled or unshelled, toasted or raw.
- Stress cracks are internal splits within kernels, and indicate that the corn underwent severe drying conditions.
- For interesting crunch and flavor try tossing the kernels into your cereal or scattering them on top of the cream cheese on your morning bagel.
- Some of you may wonder how locals manage to work the edible kernel from its black shell within seconds, while holding a conversation.
- Nutmeg is the kernel of the seed from an evergreen tree.
- For pesto, the traditional method is to put basil leaves into the mortar before adding a fat clove of garlic, then some local olive oil and a handful of pine kernels.
- Crack a handful of whole new season's walnuts, remove the kernels from the shells and halve and quarter them.
- What are commonly thought of as spices today are a collection of seeds, berries, flowers, fruits, kernels, roots, rhizomes, leaves, arils, barks and saps that are used in cooking and food preparation.
- I plumped for whole grilled lemon sole with smoked salmon and wasabi butter, while my companion chose grilled halibut with wild mushrooms on creamed leeks and pine kernels.
- The shell of the coconut is hard and rough, but the milk and kernel inside are delicious.
- So eat the kernel and throw away the husk when you're done.
- The trouble with most speeches is that they suffer from extraneous verbiage - too much shell, not enough kernel.
- At the heart of the fleshy fruit, snug within its stony kernel, lies a bitter seed that is purported to hold miraculous anti-tumour properties.
- From the salad menu, I chose the vine leaves stuffed with rice and pine kernels and served with sour cream.
- Scatter the slivers of garlic and the pine kernels on top of the meat mixture, pressing them down a bit with the flat of your hand.
Synonyms
seed, grain, heart, core, stone
1. 1.1 The seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat.
  谷粒，麦粒
  the milky kernel of the wheat grain
  Example sentencesExamples
  As in most early societies, there is plenty of evidence that Mayans and Aztecs were brewing from corn debris - husks, cobs and mashed kernels - long before the Europeans arrived.
  Wheat fields are ripening with the kernels in the soft to hard dough stages.
  While the dry weather is excellent for combining, there have been reports of wheat kernels almost too dry, a factor which can reduce weight.
  She started by excising the embryos from immature wheat kernels.
  Refined white flour is what's left after the nutrient-packed germ and bran are milled out of the wheat kernel.
  Wheat grains possess a furrow running along the length of the kernel with a vascular bundle embedded at the bottom.
  The presence in wheat kernels of a cathepsin B gene led the search for its barley counterpart.
  The quality of that flour is due, in large part, to the work of hundreds of different proteins that perform specialized tasks inside the wheat kernel, or grain.
  High air temperatures and uneven moisture content within the kernel result in a much higher incidence of stress cracks in the kernels.
  This process destroys the germ and prevents the kernel from sprouting.
  Nutritionally, oats are similar to whole wheat, the main difference being that the oat kernel has not been taken apart, and the wheat kernel has.
  Bulgur is white or red, hard or soft, whole-wheat kernels that have been cracked, partially cooked and dried.
  Wheat germ is the small, inner part of the wheat kernel that is a concentrated source of nutrients.
  ‘Mature wheat kernels can sprout in the head when it rains just before harvest,’ Simmons says.
  Most grain mold pathogens become associated with the kernel in the field but can grow within the colonized kernel and even spread to adjacent kernels during storage.
  Synonyms
  seed, grain, heart, core, stone
2The central or most important part of something.
核心；中心
this is the kernel of the argument
这是争论的核心。
Example sentencesExamples
- While all of these arguments contain a kernel of truth, close analysis shows that they are disingenuous at best and downright misleading at worst.
- Anyway, here's a piece Lucas wrote for the New Statesman two years ago, which I assume shows the kernel of his argument.
- The solution is always within the kernel of the problem itself.
- Gordon's statements about automobile steering have some kernels of truth but are also inaccurate.
- The familiar lament by mothers everywhere may have a kernel of scientific truth.
- The story also is an example of how kernels of truth are often contained in jokes or humorous anecdotes.
- These charges got considerable play in the press, and it must be said they contained kernels of truth.
- The kernel of truth at the centre of an emotion is best discovered with the writerly equivalent of controlled burning, that is, a fearlessly wielded red pen.
- The fine crafting of the words and the kernels of human truth they contain come together as sympathetic wholes.
- There is a kernel of truth to the claims that recruitment is down, but that's for support units.
- But there's always at least a kernel of truth in their stories, frequently much more than that.
- In order for the farce/comedy bits to work one must feel they have a kernel of truth.
- As with any technical topic, one needs to weed through a vast amount of information to find a kernel of truth.
- It's hard to say more without giving away the precious kernels of the plot.
- The essence of fabrication about someone's political position is to take a kernel of truth and apply so much distortion as to turn it into a lie.
- But cliches, like myths, are often built around kernels of pure truth.
- There are kernels of truth in even its most outrageous statements.
- Of course, there is a kernel of truth to what he's saying.
- There is a kernel of truth in these colourful illusions.
- I'm willing to bet that there is a kernel of truth to this story and the rest is all rot.
Synonyms
essence, core, heart, essential part, essentials, quintessence, fundamentals, basics, nub, gist, substance, burden, heart of the matter, marrow, meat, pith, crux
informal nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, brass tacks
nucleus, centre, germ, grain, nugget
1. 2.1Computing The most basic level or core of an operating system, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security.
  （计算机操作系统的）核心程序
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is hardware support for position independent code and secure operation though privileged modes that prevent user programs from corrupting the operating system kernel.
  In 1991, Torvalds began experimenting with a rudimentary operating system kernel.
  Because it takes our time and effort to recompile and reinstall kernels, we modified only four computers needed to cluster seven processors.
  The problematic patch, designed to fix a flaw in the way the kernel passes error messages to a debugger, was issued on April 16.
  The block layer is the chunk of the kernel responsible for supporting block devices.
2. 2.2Linguistics as modifier Denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string.
  〔语言学〕核心句

Origin

Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn¹.

corn from Old English:
Corn, meaning ‘the seed of wheat and similar plants’, is an Old English word whose root may date back as far as farming itself. The modern sense of corny is a development of an earlier sense, dating from the 1930s, that described something, especially music, of a simple and unsophisticated type that appealed to people living in the country. Kernel (Old English) is based on corn and was originally a ‘little corn or seed’. The other kind of corn (Late Middle English), the small area of thickened horn-like skin on your foot, comes from Latin cornu ‘horn’. Cornu, which could also mean ‘tip’ or ‘corner’, is the source too of corner (Middle English)—you can think of a corner as the part of something that sticks out or forms the tip.
The trumpet-like cornet (Late Middle English) is now made from brass, but it was originally a wind instrument made out of a horn, and Latin cornu is again the source. The early 20th century ice-cream cornet gets its name because it resembles that of the instrument. One brand of ice cream is called a Cornetto (‘little horn’), and this Italian word was also the name of an old musical instrument, a straight or curved wooden wind instrument with finger holes and a cup-shaped mouthpiece. See also horn

Rhymes

colonel, diurnal, eternal, external, fraternal, infernal, internal, journal, maternal, nocturnal, paternal, supernal, vernal

Definition of kernel in US English:

kernel

nounˈkərnlˈkərnl

1A softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its hard shell.
果仁
Example sentencesExamples
- Stress cracks are internal splits within kernels, and indicate that the corn underwent severe drying conditions.
- The shell of the coconut is hard and rough, but the milk and kernel inside are delicious.
- Nutmeg is the kernel of the seed from an evergreen tree.
- Back then the plant had small cobs and small, hard kernels of little nutritional value.
- The trouble with most speeches is that they suffer from extraneous verbiage - too much shell, not enough kernel.
- What are commonly thought of as spices today are a collection of seeds, berries, flowers, fruits, kernels, roots, rhizomes, leaves, arils, barks and saps that are used in cooking and food preparation.
- Halfway through cooking roughly chop the tomatoes and add them, then, once the wheat is cooked (it should still be nubbly and have some bite), stir in the toasted pine kernels and chopped mint leaves.
- From the salad menu, I chose the vine leaves stuffed with rice and pine kernels and served with sour cream.
- For pesto, the traditional method is to put basil leaves into the mortar before adding a fat clove of garlic, then some local olive oil and a handful of pine kernels.
- The trees are elegant, usually small, and they bear bunches of small fruits; these are dark red when ripe, with seeds whose edible kernels constitute nuts and which have local importance as food in various parts of SE Asia.
- The kernels are available shelled or unshelled, toasted or raw.
- For interesting crunch and flavor try tossing the kernels into your cereal or scattering them on top of the cream cheese on your morning bagel.
- So eat the kernel and throw away the husk when you're done.
- It's an almond kernel housed within a date and enrobed in dodgy Middle Eastern chocolate.
- Scatter the slivers of garlic and the pine kernels on top of the meat mixture, pressing them down a bit with the flat of your hand.
- Macadamia is cultivated for its edible kernels.
- Some of you may wonder how locals manage to work the edible kernel from its black shell within seconds, while holding a conversation.
- At the heart of the fleshy fruit, snug within its stony kernel, lies a bitter seed that is purported to hold miraculous anti-tumour properties.
- I plumped for whole grilled lemon sole with smoked salmon and wasabi butter, while my companion chose grilled halibut with wild mushrooms on creamed leeks and pine kernels.
- Crack a handful of whole new season's walnuts, remove the kernels from the shells and halve and quarter them.
Synonyms
seed, grain, heart, core, stone
1. 1.1 The seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat.
  谷粒，麦粒
  Example sentencesExamples
  While the dry weather is excellent for combining, there have been reports of wheat kernels almost too dry, a factor which can reduce weight.
  Nutritionally, oats are similar to whole wheat, the main difference being that the oat kernel has not been taken apart, and the wheat kernel has.
  This process destroys the germ and prevents the kernel from sprouting.
  Most grain mold pathogens become associated with the kernel in the field but can grow within the colonized kernel and even spread to adjacent kernels during storage.
  Wheat germ is the small, inner part of the wheat kernel that is a concentrated source of nutrients.
  As in most early societies, there is plenty of evidence that Mayans and Aztecs were brewing from corn debris - husks, cobs and mashed kernels - long before the Europeans arrived.
  Wheat grains possess a furrow running along the length of the kernel with a vascular bundle embedded at the bottom.
  Bulgur is white or red, hard or soft, whole-wheat kernels that have been cracked, partially cooked and dried.
  Refined white flour is what's left after the nutrient-packed germ and bran are milled out of the wheat kernel.
  The quality of that flour is due, in large part, to the work of hundreds of different proteins that perform specialized tasks inside the wheat kernel, or grain.
  High air temperatures and uneven moisture content within the kernel result in a much higher incidence of stress cracks in the kernels.
  Wheat fields are ripening with the kernels in the soft to hard dough stages.
  ‘Mature wheat kernels can sprout in the head when it rains just before harvest,’ Simmons says.
  She started by excising the embryos from immature wheat kernels.
  The presence in wheat kernels of a cathepsin B gene led the search for its barley counterpart.
  Synonyms
  seed, grain, heart, core, stone
2. 1.2in singular The central or most important part of something.
  核心；中心
  this is the kernel of the argument
  这是争论的核心。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of course, there is a kernel of truth to what he's saying.
  But cliches, like myths, are often built around kernels of pure truth.
  In order for the farce/comedy bits to work one must feel they have a kernel of truth.
  These charges got considerable play in the press, and it must be said they contained kernels of truth.
  The story also is an example of how kernels of truth are often contained in jokes or humorous anecdotes.
  The essence of fabrication about someone's political position is to take a kernel of truth and apply so much distortion as to turn it into a lie.
  But there's always at least a kernel of truth in their stories, frequently much more than that.
  The kernel of truth at the centre of an emotion is best discovered with the writerly equivalent of controlled burning, that is, a fearlessly wielded red pen.
  As with any technical topic, one needs to weed through a vast amount of information to find a kernel of truth.
  There is a kernel of truth in these colourful illusions.
  The familiar lament by mothers everywhere may have a kernel of scientific truth.
  I'm willing to bet that there is a kernel of truth to this story and the rest is all rot.
  The fine crafting of the words and the kernels of human truth they contain come together as sympathetic wholes.
  Gordon's statements about automobile steering have some kernels of truth but are also inaccurate.
  There is a kernel of truth to the claims that recruitment is down, but that's for support units.
  While all of these arguments contain a kernel of truth, close analysis shows that they are disingenuous at best and downright misleading at worst.
  The solution is always within the kernel of the problem itself.
  There are kernels of truth in even its most outrageous statements.
  Anyway, here's a piece Lucas wrote for the New Statesman two years ago, which I assume shows the kernel of his argument.
  It's hard to say more without giving away the precious kernels of the plot.
  Synonyms
  essence, core, heart, essential part, essentials, quintessence, fundamentals, basics, nub, gist, substance, burden, heart of the matter, marrow, meat, pith, crux
  nucleus, centre, germ, grain, nugget
3. 1.3 The most basic level or core of an operating system of a computer, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security.
  （计算机操作系统的）核心程序
  Example sentencesExamples
  There is hardware support for position independent code and secure operation though privileged modes that prevent user programs from corrupting the operating system kernel.
  In 1991, Torvalds began experimenting with a rudimentary operating system kernel.
  The problematic patch, designed to fix a flaw in the way the kernel passes error messages to a debugger, was issued on April 16.
  Because it takes our time and effort to recompile and reinstall kernels, we modified only four computers needed to cluster seven processors.
  The block layer is the chunk of the kernel responsible for supporting block devices.
4. 1.4Linguistics as modifier Denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string.
  〔语言学〕核心句

Origin

Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn.

词汇	kernel
释义	Definition of kernel in English: kernel noun ˈkəːn(ə)lˈkərnl 1A softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its shell. 果仁 the kernel of a walnut pine kernels Example sentencesExamples Macadamia is cultivated for its edible kernels. Back then the plant had small cobs and small, hard kernels of little nutritional value. The trees are elegant, usually small, and they bear bunches of small fruits; these are dark red when ripe, with seeds whose edible kernels constitute nuts and which have local importance as food in various parts of SE Asia. Halfway through cooking roughly chop the tomatoes and add them, then, once the wheat is cooked (it should still be nubbly and have some bite), stir in the toasted pine kernels and chopped mint leaves. It's an almond kernel housed within a date and enrobed in dodgy Middle Eastern chocolate. The kernels are available shelled or unshelled, toasted or raw. Stress cracks are internal splits within kernels, and indicate that the corn underwent severe drying conditions. For interesting crunch and flavor try tossing the kernels into your cereal or scattering them on top of the cream cheese on your morning bagel. Some of you may wonder how locals manage to work the edible kernel from its black shell within seconds, while holding a conversation. Nutmeg is the kernel of the seed from an evergreen tree. For pesto, the traditional method is to put basil leaves into the mortar before adding a fat clove of garlic, then some local olive oil and a handful of pine kernels. Crack a handful of whole new season's walnuts, remove the kernels from the shells and halve and quarter them. What are commonly thought of as spices today are a collection of seeds, berries, flowers, fruits, kernels, roots, rhizomes, leaves, arils, barks and saps that are used in cooking and food preparation. I plumped for whole grilled lemon sole with smoked salmon and wasabi butter, while my companion chose grilled halibut with wild mushrooms on creamed leeks and pine kernels. The shell of the coconut is hard and rough, but the milk and kernel inside are delicious. So eat the kernel and throw away the husk when you're done. The trouble with most speeches is that they suffer from extraneous verbiage - too much shell, not enough kernel. At the heart of the fleshy fruit, snug within its stony kernel, lies a bitter seed that is purported to hold miraculous anti-tumour properties. From the salad menu, I chose the vine leaves stuffed with rice and pine kernels and served with sour cream. Scatter the slivers of garlic and the pine kernels on top of the meat mixture, pressing them down a bit with the flat of your hand. Synonyms seed, grain, heart, core, stone 1.1 The seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat. 谷粒，麦粒 the milky kernel of the wheat grain Example sentencesExamples As in most early societies, there is plenty of evidence that Mayans and Aztecs were brewing from corn debris - husks, cobs and mashed kernels - long before the Europeans arrived. Wheat fields are ripening with the kernels in the soft to hard dough stages. While the dry weather is excellent for combining, there have been reports of wheat kernels almost too dry, a factor which can reduce weight. She started by excising the embryos from immature wheat kernels. Refined white flour is what's left after the nutrient-packed germ and bran are milled out of the wheat kernel. Wheat grains possess a furrow running along the length of the kernel with a vascular bundle embedded at the bottom. The presence in wheat kernels of a cathepsin B gene led the search for its barley counterpart. The quality of that flour is due, in large part, to the work of hundreds of different proteins that perform specialized tasks inside the wheat kernel, or grain. High air temperatures and uneven moisture content within the kernel result in a much higher incidence of stress cracks in the kernels. This process destroys the germ and prevents the kernel from sprouting. Nutritionally, oats are similar to whole wheat, the main difference being that the oat kernel has not been taken apart, and the wheat kernel has. Bulgur is white or red, hard or soft, whole-wheat kernels that have been cracked, partially cooked and dried. Wheat germ is the small, inner part of the wheat kernel that is a concentrated source of nutrients. ‘Mature wheat kernels can sprout in the head when it rains just before harvest,’ Simmons says. Most grain mold pathogens become associated with the kernel in the field but can grow within the colonized kernel and even spread to adjacent kernels during storage. Synonyms seed, grain, heart, core, stone 2The central or most important part of something. 核心；中心 this is the kernel of the argument 这是争论的核心。 Example sentencesExamples While all of these arguments contain a kernel of truth, close analysis shows that they are disingenuous at best and downright misleading at worst. Anyway, here's a piece Lucas wrote for the New Statesman two years ago, which I assume shows the kernel of his argument. The solution is always within the kernel of the problem itself. Gordon's statements about automobile steering have some kernels of truth but are also inaccurate. The familiar lament by mothers everywhere may have a kernel of scientific truth. The story also is an example of how kernels of truth are often contained in jokes or humorous anecdotes. These charges got considerable play in the press, and it must be said they contained kernels of truth. The kernel of truth at the centre of an emotion is best discovered with the writerly equivalent of controlled burning, that is, a fearlessly wielded red pen. The fine crafting of the words and the kernels of human truth they contain come together as sympathetic wholes. There is a kernel of truth to the claims that recruitment is down, but that's for support units. But there's always at least a kernel of truth in their stories, frequently much more than that. In order for the farce/comedy bits to work one must feel they have a kernel of truth. As with any technical topic, one needs to weed through a vast amount of information to find a kernel of truth. It's hard to say more without giving away the precious kernels of the plot. The essence of fabrication about someone's political position is to take a kernel of truth and apply so much distortion as to turn it into a lie. But cliches, like myths, are often built around kernels of pure truth. There are kernels of truth in even its most outrageous statements. Of course, there is a kernel of truth to what he's saying. There is a kernel of truth in these colourful illusions. I'm willing to bet that there is a kernel of truth to this story and the rest is all rot. Synonyms essence, core, heart, essential part, essentials, quintessence, fundamentals, basics, nub, gist, substance, burden, heart of the matter, marrow, meat, pith, crux informal nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, brass tacks nucleus, centre, germ, grain, nugget 2.1Computing The most basic level or core of an operating system, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security. （计算机操作系统的）核心程序 Example sentencesExamples There is hardware support for position independent code and secure operation though privileged modes that prevent user programs from corrupting the operating system kernel. In 1991, Torvalds began experimenting with a rudimentary operating system kernel. Because it takes our time and effort to recompile and reinstall kernels, we modified only four computers needed to cluster seven processors. The problematic patch, designed to fix a flaw in the way the kernel passes error messages to a debugger, was issued on April 16. The block layer is the chunk of the kernel responsible for supporting block devices. 2.2Linguistics as modifier Denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string. 〔语言学〕核心句 Origin Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn¹. corn from Old English: Corn, meaning ‘the seed of wheat and similar plants’, is an Old English word whose root may date back as far as farming itself. The modern sense of corny is a development of an earlier sense, dating from the 1930s, that described something, especially music, of a simple and unsophisticated type that appealed to people living in the country. Kernel (Old English) is based on corn and was originally a ‘little corn or seed’. The other kind of corn (Late Middle English), the small area of thickened horn-like skin on your foot, comes from Latin cornu ‘horn’. Cornu, which could also mean ‘tip’ or ‘corner’, is the source too of corner (Middle English)—you can think of a corner as the part of something that sticks out or forms the tip. The trumpet-like cornet (Late Middle English) is now made from brass, but it was originally a wind instrument made out of a horn, and Latin cornu is again the source. The early 20th century ice-cream cornet gets its name because it resembles that of the instrument. One brand of ice cream is called a Cornetto (‘little horn’), and this Italian word was also the name of an old musical instrument, a straight or curved wooden wind instrument with finger holes and a cup-shaped mouthpiece. See also horn Rhymes colonel, diurnal, eternal, external, fraternal, infernal, internal, journal, maternal, nocturnal, paternal, supernal, vernal Definition of kernel in US English: kernel nounˈkərnlˈkərnl 1A softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its hard shell. 果仁 Example sentencesExamples Stress cracks are internal splits within kernels, and indicate that the corn underwent severe drying conditions. The shell of the coconut is hard and rough, but the milk and kernel inside are delicious. Nutmeg is the kernel of the seed from an evergreen tree. Back then the plant had small cobs and small, hard kernels of little nutritional value. The trouble with most speeches is that they suffer from extraneous verbiage - too much shell, not enough kernel. What are commonly thought of as spices today are a collection of seeds, berries, flowers, fruits, kernels, roots, rhizomes, leaves, arils, barks and saps that are used in cooking and food preparation. Halfway through cooking roughly chop the tomatoes and add them, then, once the wheat is cooked (it should still be nubbly and have some bite), stir in the toasted pine kernels and chopped mint leaves. From the salad menu, I chose the vine leaves stuffed with rice and pine kernels and served with sour cream. For pesto, the traditional method is to put basil leaves into the mortar before adding a fat clove of garlic, then some local olive oil and a handful of pine kernels. The trees are elegant, usually small, and they bear bunches of small fruits; these are dark red when ripe, with seeds whose edible kernels constitute nuts and which have local importance as food in various parts of SE Asia. The kernels are available shelled or unshelled, toasted or raw. For interesting crunch and flavor try tossing the kernels into your cereal or scattering them on top of the cream cheese on your morning bagel. So eat the kernel and throw away the husk when you're done. It's an almond kernel housed within a date and enrobed in dodgy Middle Eastern chocolate. Scatter the slivers of garlic and the pine kernels on top of the meat mixture, pressing them down a bit with the flat of your hand. Macadamia is cultivated for its edible kernels. Some of you may wonder how locals manage to work the edible kernel from its black shell within seconds, while holding a conversation. At the heart of the fleshy fruit, snug within its stony kernel, lies a bitter seed that is purported to hold miraculous anti-tumour properties. I plumped for whole grilled lemon sole with smoked salmon and wasabi butter, while my companion chose grilled halibut with wild mushrooms on creamed leeks and pine kernels. Crack a handful of whole new season's walnuts, remove the kernels from the shells and halve and quarter them. Synonyms seed, grain, heart, core, stone 1.1 The seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat. 谷粒，麦粒 Example sentencesExamples While the dry weather is excellent for combining, there have been reports of wheat kernels almost too dry, a factor which can reduce weight. Nutritionally, oats are similar to whole wheat, the main difference being that the oat kernel has not been taken apart, and the wheat kernel has. This process destroys the germ and prevents the kernel from sprouting. Most grain mold pathogens become associated with the kernel in the field but can grow within the colonized kernel and even spread to adjacent kernels during storage. Wheat germ is the small, inner part of the wheat kernel that is a concentrated source of nutrients. As in most early societies, there is plenty of evidence that Mayans and Aztecs were brewing from corn debris - husks, cobs and mashed kernels - long before the Europeans arrived. Wheat grains possess a furrow running along the length of the kernel with a vascular bundle embedded at the bottom. Bulgur is white or red, hard or soft, whole-wheat kernels that have been cracked, partially cooked and dried. Refined white flour is what's left after the nutrient-packed germ and bran are milled out of the wheat kernel. The quality of that flour is due, in large part, to the work of hundreds of different proteins that perform specialized tasks inside the wheat kernel, or grain. High air temperatures and uneven moisture content within the kernel result in a much higher incidence of stress cracks in the kernels. Wheat fields are ripening with the kernels in the soft to hard dough stages. ‘Mature wheat kernels can sprout in the head when it rains just before harvest,’ Simmons says. She started by excising the embryos from immature wheat kernels. The presence in wheat kernels of a cathepsin B gene led the search for its barley counterpart. Synonyms seed, grain, heart, core, stone 1.2in singular The central or most important part of something. 核心；中心 this is the kernel of the argument 这是争论的核心。 Example sentencesExamples Of course, there is a kernel of truth to what he's saying. But cliches, like myths, are often built around kernels of pure truth. In order for the farce/comedy bits to work one must feel they have a kernel of truth. These charges got considerable play in the press, and it must be said they contained kernels of truth. The story also is an example of how kernels of truth are often contained in jokes or humorous anecdotes. The essence of fabrication about someone's political position is to take a kernel of truth and apply so much distortion as to turn it into a lie. But there's always at least a kernel of truth in their stories, frequently much more than that. The kernel of truth at the centre of an emotion is best discovered with the writerly equivalent of controlled burning, that is, a fearlessly wielded red pen. As with any technical topic, one needs to weed through a vast amount of information to find a kernel of truth. There is a kernel of truth in these colourful illusions. The familiar lament by mothers everywhere may have a kernel of scientific truth. I'm willing to bet that there is a kernel of truth to this story and the rest is all rot. The fine crafting of the words and the kernels of human truth they contain come together as sympathetic wholes. Gordon's statements about automobile steering have some kernels of truth but are also inaccurate. There is a kernel of truth to the claims that recruitment is down, but that's for support units. While all of these arguments contain a kernel of truth, close analysis shows that they are disingenuous at best and downright misleading at worst. The solution is always within the kernel of the problem itself. There are kernels of truth in even its most outrageous statements. Anyway, here's a piece Lucas wrote for the New Statesman two years ago, which I assume shows the kernel of his argument. It's hard to say more without giving away the precious kernels of the plot. Synonyms essence, core, heart, essential part, essentials, quintessence, fundamentals, basics, nub, gist, substance, burden, heart of the matter, marrow, meat, pith, crux nucleus, centre, germ, grain, nugget 1.3 The most basic level or core of an operating system of a computer, responsible for resource allocation, file management, and security. （计算机操作系统的）核心程序 Example sentencesExamples There is hardware support for position independent code and secure operation though privileged modes that prevent user programs from corrupting the operating system kernel. In 1991, Torvalds began experimenting with a rudimentary operating system kernel. The problematic patch, designed to fix a flaw in the way the kernel passes error messages to a debugger, was issued on April 16. Because it takes our time and effort to recompile and reinstall kernels, we modified only four computers needed to cluster seven processors. The block layer is the chunk of the kernel responsible for supporting block devices. 1.4Linguistics as modifier Denoting a basic unmarked linguistic string. 〔语言学〕核心句 Origin Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn.
随便看	one's dole one's doom one's druthers one's druthers one's due one's due/dues one's due/dues one's dues one's early days one's early years one's ears are burning one's ears are burning one's ears prick up one's ears prick up one's elder one's elder one's elder oneself oneself sick one's favours one's favours one's fellow man one's fellow man/men one's fellow man/men one's fellow men