| barley | <botany> A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and whisky. <zoology> Barley bird, the siskin. Barley sugar, sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly with a decoction of barley) and candied. Barley water, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a nutritive and demulcent. Origin: OE. Barli, barlich, AS. Baerlic; bere barley + lic (which is prob. The same as E. Like, adj, or perh. A form of AS. Leac leek). AS. Bere is akin to Icel, barr barley, Goth. Barizeins made of barley, L. Far spelt; cf. W. Barlys barley, bara bread. 92. Cf. Farina, 6th Bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| barley peroxidase | <enzyme> Endosperm specific enzyme; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 1.11.1.- Synonym: b peroxidase 1, barley seed-specific peroxidase bp 1, barley seed peroxidase bp 2a (26 Jun 1999) |