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Exhaust
To remove or draw out air or gases from a can, jar or package prior to closure.
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Inanition
Exhaustion and wasting due to complete lack or non-assimilation of food; a state of starvation. The result of starvation. A state of exhaustion caused by starvation. Condition of exhaustion and weakness caused by inadequate nutrition, resulting from malnutrition, starvation, or disease. A condition of exhaustion caused by lack of nutrients in the blood. This may…
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Eviscerate
To remove the entrails (guts or internal parts).
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Evaporate
To drive out the moisture within a product.
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Eutectic point
Temperature at which a substance exists simultaneously in the solid, liquid, and gaseous states.
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Etouffe
Smothering food with plenty of sauce.
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Estouffade
A dish whose ingredients are slowly stewed. A succulent meat dish, slow-cooked in a covered casserole dish with only a small amount of liquid.
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Essential elements
Those elements necessary to maintain normal metabolic functions. Some are required to trace quantities (iron, copper, and zinc) while others are required in larger amounts (calcium and magnesium). In botany, elements of the soil and air required by plants for normal growth and development. A chemical element which is necessary to the body’s growth or…
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Escargot
A snail.
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Enzymatic browning
The darkening of plant tissues to chemical action caused by enzyme activity.
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