rice hull

noun

The hard protecting covering of a grain of rice.

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nounrice hull (plural rice hulls)

plural rice hulls

  1. The hard protecting covering of a grain of rice.

    Synonyms: rice husk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe hard protecting covering of a grain of rice.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 稻殼 /稻壳
  • 稻殼 /稻壳 (dàoké)hard protecting covering of a grain of rice
Finnish riisin kuori
  • riisin kuorihard protecting covering of a grain of rice
French balle de riz
  • balle de rizhard protecting covering of a grain of rice
Persian شلتوک
  • شلتوک (šaltuk)hard protecting covering of a grain of rice
Russian ри́совая шелуха́
  • ри́совая шелуха́ (rísovaja šeluxá)hard protecting covering of a grain of rice
Spanish cascarilla de arroz
  • cascarilla de arrozhard protecting covering of a grain of rice
Tagalog kiskisan, ipa
  • kiskisanhard protecting covering of a grain of rice
  • ipahard protecting covering of a grain of rice
Thai แกลบ
  • แกลบ (glɛ̀ɛp)hard protecting covering of a grain of rice
Vietnamese trấu
  • trấuhard protecting covering of a grain of rice
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APA

rice hull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rice%20hull

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“rice hull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rice%20hull. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rice hull,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rice%20hull.

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