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jauhe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • comminute verb To break something into small pieces.
  • extract verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
  • filing noun A tiny shaving or particle scraped off by a file or similar tool.
  • flour noun A fine powder made by grinding grain, especially wheat, used mainly for baking.
  • powder noun A dry substance made of fine loose particles.
  • powdered adj Turned into a fine powder, or covered with powder.

Senses

jauhe is used for these senses in English:

  • comminute Pulverized material.
  • extract A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract).
  • filing Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
  • flour Powder of other material.
  • powder The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
  • powder (cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.

comminute — full definition

  1. verb To break something into small pieces.
  2. verb To crush or smash something into small pieces or powder.
  3. verb (of a bone) To break into several pieces.

extract — full definition

  1. verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
  2. noun A short passage taken from a longer piece of writing, speech, or recording.
  3. noun A concentrated substance obtained by drawing out the essential part of something.
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