noun
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any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc.; powder.
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a food made of the flour of rice, ragi etc.
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a heavy, soft, malleable, bluish-gray metallic chemical element used in batteries and in numerous alloys and compounds: lead (symbol- Pb.).
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any of certain organic compounds, including the sugars, starches, and celluloses, which form an important class of foods in animal nutrition, supplying energy to the body; carbohydrate.