dehulling
Stripping outer coverings
Dehulling is removing the outer covering from seeds, grains, or nuts—stripping away the hull to access the edible interior.
The process is essential in food production: dehulling soybeans, dehulling oats.
Also called shelling or decorticating depending on the crop.
Removing dry outer covering
- peelingComing off in strips
- abradingEroding by friction
- scarifyingCausing extreme fear
- polishingSmoothing by friction
pearling · milling · winnowing · cracking · sifting · cleaning · separating · processing
Staple cereal grain
- barleyGrain for malt
- oatEdible cereal grass
- soybeanProtein-rich Asian legume
- milletSmall-seeded food crop
sorghum · buckwheat · spelt · sunflower · legume · quinoa · emmer · kamut
Dry seed covering
- branCereal grain husk
- seedcoatOuter embryo casing
- endospermSeed's internal nutrient tissue
- germDisease-causing microorganism
kernel · groat · pericarp · testa · chaff · lemma · cotyledon · embryo
Grain-crushing facility
- stone millGrinding apparatus using rock
- winnowerChaff remover
- separatorSomething that divides
- aspiratorDevice creating vacuum suction
husking
Removing dry outer covering
- peelingComing off in strips
- abradingEroding by friction
- scarifyingCausing extreme fear
polishing · pearling · milling · winnowing · cracking · sifting · cleaning · separating · processing · grinding
rice
Staple cereal grain
millet · sorghum · buckwheat · spelt · sunflower · legume · quinoa · emmer · kamut · lentil
husk
Dry seed covering
germ · kernel · groat · pericarp · testa · chaff · lemma · cotyledon · embryo
mill
Grain-crushing facility
- stone millGrinding apparatus using rock
- winnowerChaff remover
- separatorSomething that divides
dehullingencasing
Surrounding with material
coating · covering · encapsulating · sheathing · wrapping
dehullingunhulled
Retaining outer covering
whole grain · unprocessed · intact · unshelled · raw
shell, hull, hulls, shelled, shelling, hulled, unshelled, hulling, sheller