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tumeric - definition and meaning
Definitions
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noun turmeric .
Etymologies
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Perhaps from non-rhotic pronunciations of turmeric .
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But if you are taking a spice called tumeric -- tumeric -- you can get it at the grocery store for a buck -- it protects you against radiation damage.
CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2008 2008
One 12-month-old boy in the case study was found to have lead poisoning after regularly eating spices such as tumeric , black mustard seed and asafetida.
ABC News: ABCNews 2010
So it seems that tumeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory that helps stimulate the death of cancer cells and also inhibits the growth of blood vessels to supply a cancerous tumor.
Carolyn Anderson: East Indian Cuisine Could Save Your Life Carolyn Anderson 2011
The molecule in tumeric responsible for this effect is curcumin.
Carolyn Anderson: East Indian Cuisine Could Save Your Life Carolyn Anderson 2011
Because of such compelling evidence that tumeric has some incredible cancer-fighting properties, his colleagues were convinced and many clinical trials have since been launched.
Carolyn Anderson: East Indian Cuisine Could Save Your Life Carolyn Anderson 2011
Because of such compelling evidence that tumeric has some incredible cancer-fighting properties, his colleagues were convinced and many clinical trials have since been launched.
Carolyn Anderson: East Indian Cuisine Could Save Your Life Carolyn Anderson 2011
The first trial concerns the blood cancer multiple myeloma, the second involves one of the most aggressive and deadliest cancers, the one my mom had, pancreatic cancer, and the third investigates the possibility of preventing lung cancer in high risk subjects with the active ingredient in tumeric curcumin.
Carolyn Anderson: East Indian Cuisine Could Save Your Life Carolyn Anderson 2011
The molecule in tumeric responsible for this effect is curcumin.
Carolyn Anderson: East Indian Cuisine Could Save Your Life Carolyn Anderson 2011
Because of such compelling evidence that tumeric has some incredible cancer-fighting properties, his colleagues were convinced and many clinical trials have since been launched.
Carolyn Anderson: East Indian Cuisine Could Save Your Life Carolyn Anderson 2011
The first trial concerns the blood cancer multiple myeloma, the second involves one of the most aggressive and deadliest cancers, the one my mom had, pancreatic cancer, and the third investigates the possibility of preventing lung cancer in high risk subjects with the active ingredient in tumeric curcumin.
Carolyn Anderson: East Indian Cuisine Could Save Your Life Carolyn Anderson 2011
artoparts commented on the word tumeric
Spice from India incorrectly identified as curry, often used as a natural remedy, dye, and to give mustard that rich golden color.
April 9, 2007
srkrause commented on the word tumeric
sounds like a word 4th grade boys with 99%ile vocabularies would giggle at.
March 5, 2008
sionnach commented on the word tumeric
Is this an incorrect spelling of turmeric, or an accepted spelling variant?
March 5, 2008
srkrause commented on the word tumeric
so it seems, a variant...
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
Main Entry: tur·mer·ic
Pronunciation: 't&r-m&-rik
Variant: also tu·mer·ic /'t(y)ü-m&-/
March 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word tumeric
Visuals!
January 25, 2013
hernesheir commented on the word tumeric
This is how my mother says it.
January 25, 2013