popcorn kernel
Pre-explosion movie snack
A popcorn kernel is an individual seed of corn capable of popping when heated.
The hard outer shell traps moisture inside; when heated, the water turns to steam and explodes the kernel into the fluffy white snack.
Unpopped kernels left at the bottom of the bowl are called old maids: I always end up with a few popcorn kernels stuck in my teeth.
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- hullOuter covering or frame
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- butterSolid fat from cream
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- kernelsmicrokernel
- foreign bodiessplinter, glass shard, fish bone, bullet, shrapnel
state of transformation
popcorn kernelpopped corn
Kernels burst by heat
popcorn · puffed corn · kettle corn · air-popped popcorn · buttered popcorn
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