Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foodgrain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: food-grain
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Grain grown as human food; grain of a type that is typically so used.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: cereal"
"Delay in expanding E10 use was primarily due to lack of material to manufacture ethanol and lack of distilling facilities. However, the National Biofuels Policy in 2018 and an aggressive roadmap to have E20 by 2030 led to considerable investment in distilling capacity and supply chains to funnel more foodgrains into the manufacture of ethanol. […] As ethanol demand grows, a lot more sugarcane juice concentrate is being diverted to manufacturing ethanol rather than sugar. More maize is being grown and diverted to ethanol distillation. More foodgrains, like broken rice, are being used."

Etymology

From food + grain.

Inflected Forms

foodgrains (plural) food grain (alternative)

Synonyms

cereal

Questions

What does foodgrain mean?: Grain grown as human food; grain of a type that is typically so used.
Where does foodgrain come from?: From food + grain.

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