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Definition: Sprouting |
SproutingNoun1. The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sprouting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Synonym: SproutingSynonym: germination (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: budding (biology & biotechnology, medicinebiology & biotechnology), coming into ear (food & agriculture, biology & biotechnology), ear emergence, germination (food & agriculture), heading (food & agriculture, biology & biotechnology), shooting (biology & biotechnology). |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Sprouting is the practice of soaking then draining and leaving seeds until they germinate and begin to sprout.
Sprouting seeds or beans indoors is a very efficient way of utilizing the minimum amount of space in order to produce the maximum of nutrients all year round- in fact one does not even require a garden at all- a window ledge or kitchen shelf would be perfectly adequate. Many seeds or beans are suitable for indoor sprouting including alfalfa, mustard, green lentils, chickpeas (garbanzos) and fenugreek, whilst one of the most common is the mung bean (Phaseolus aureus), well known as the popularly sold ‘Chinese Bean Sprout’. Mung beans can be bought in health food stores or grocery stores, although care should be taken that these are intended for sprouting or human consumption rather than sowing, as these may have been treated with chemical dressings!
The main requirements for successful sprouting are moisture and warmth, and providing a few guidelines are followed, it is remarkably easy to obtain good results requiring very little time, effort or space.
Initially a small handful of seeds should be run under a tap, then left at room temperature (approx. between 13-21 degrees C) in the sprouting vessel. Although a number of items can be utilized for this task ranging from a jam jar with a piece of net curtain secured over its rim by an elastic band to
specially designed ‘tiered’ sprouters, it is highly important that the vessel is free draining, for waterlogged sprouts will quickly rot. The beans will soon swell, and within a day or two begin germination. They should then be rinsed at least twice a day, possibly even three or four times in hot
weather or they may quickly ‘sour’. After around four to five days they will have grown to around two or three inches in length and will be suitable for use. If left much longer they will begin to develop leaves and can become bitter tasting, although the growth process can be halted by placing them in the fridge until needed.
Although sprouting of mung beans is generally successful once a routine has been developed, it is not uncommon for beginners to experience failures, although these are often due to the following causes which can be easily remedied once recognised;
Mung bean sprouts are a valuable source of Vitamins A, B, C and E, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Amino Acids and consist of 20% protein. However, they are fast growing and quickly pass their nutritional peak. All raw legumes contain varying amounts of toxins. The most toxic include
haricot, broad and kidney beans (the latter should NEVER be eaten uncooked), however the risks are minimal with soya and mung beans. Toxin levels are reduced by soaking, sprouting and cooking (eg, stir frying), but Joy Larkom advises that to be on the safe side “one shouldn’t eat large quantities of raw legume sprouts on a regular basis, no more than about 550g (20oz) daily” (‘Salads For Small Gardens’, Hamlyn 1995).
Advocates of a Living foods diet use sprouting techniques. It is an effective way of making these foods more digestible, and it improves the value of the nutrients which are made available in eating them.
Each food has its own ideal sprouting time, see below for guidance.
Overview
How to sprout
Mung beans can be sprouted either in light or dark conditions, eg, an airing cupboard. Those sprouted in the dark (as in the case of the shop bought Chinese Bean Sprouts) will be crisper in texture and whiter, but have less nutritional content. Growing in full sunlight however should be avoided as this may cause the beans to overheat or dry out. Subjecting the sprouts to pressure, eg, by placing a weight on top of them in their sprouting container, will result in larger, crunchier sprouts similar to those sold in Chinese
grocers.Nutritional information and toxicity
Sprouting and the Living foods diet
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sprouting."
Crosswords: Sprouting |
| English words defined with "sprouting": Germinant ♦ Shooty. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sprouting": Naphthaleneacetic Acids ♦ Symbols of Saints. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "sprouting": Shooty. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | No, are you planning on sprouting horns, growing fangs and eating us? (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) Because all the guys that got lucky are sprouting daisies about now. (Northern Exposure; writing credit: Khadijah Hashim) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Squarrose Knapweed sprouting back after fire. Credit: Pat Fosse. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | In experimental animals and humans, recovery is accompanied by sprouting of new nerve terminals. (references) | |
For example, it can be used to prolong the shelf life of potatoes by keeping them from sprouting. (references) | ||
Other abnormal responses, such as sweating in response to movement of a hair, may be due to sprouting of nerves in the autonomic nervous system. (references) | ||
Business | Household security, new trends such as closed suburban neighborhoods are sprouting at a fast pace in the northern part of the Greater Buenos Aires area. Many people are reevaluating their attitudes about security and beginning to purchase equipment and services to protect their assets, such as "sensitive" window bars and fences, strong secure doors with maximum security locks, infrared internal sensors, CCTV, electronic "doormen" with monitors and alarms connected to police headquarters. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Sprouting" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 88.78% of the time. "Sprouting" is used about 98 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 88.78% | 87 | 35,390 |
| Noun (singular) | 7.14% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 4.08% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 98 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "sprouting": sprouting forth ♦ sprouting onion. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "sprouting": multi-sprouting, purple-sprouting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sprouting | 67 |
sprouting seed | 26 |
organic sprouting seed | 4 |
sprouting bean | 4 |
potato sprouting | 3 |
bean mung sprouting | 3 |
directory sprouting | 2 |
avocado seed sprouting | 2 |
sprouting supply | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "sprouting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نمو (accretion, development, evolution, expansion, gathering, growth, increase, outgrowth, prosperity, upgrowth), نماء (accession, growth, improvement, outgrowth, propagation, prosperity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | покълнал, покарал (germinating, shooting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 发芽 (Budded, Budding, Germinate, Germinated, Germinating, Germinative, sprouted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | spiring i akset (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading), spiring (budding, floor malting, germination, shooting), spiren (budding, shooting), skyden (budding, shooting), skridning (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading, putting on the skid, skidding, stopping), knopskydning (bud burst, budding), aksdannelse (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schot (Scot, Scotsman, wall), schieten (fire, shoot), uitlopen (come to an end, drive away, drive off, end, end up, exit, expire, go out), uitbotten (bud), opkomen (arise, ascend, get up, go up, lift, rise), ontkieming (germination), knopvorming (budding), in de aar schieten (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading), gemmatio (budding), botten (bud). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | itäminen (germination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pousse (sprout). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sprossung (bud burst, budding), Treiben (battue, be adrift, be up to, beat, bring, carry on, chase, commit, create, do, drift, drive, drive on, enchase, float, force, hustle and bustle, impel, jack up, leaven, make, make rise, move, propel, pursue, push, push out, put forth, put out, rush, shoo, sprout, swirling, throw out, thrust, to enchase, urge, work, wreak), Keimung (germination), Keimantrieb (germination), Auswuchs (deformity, excess, excesses, excrescence, hunch, outgrowth, protuberance), Ausschlagen (be deflected, beat out, bowl out, bud, burgeon, germinate, hit out, kick, kick out, knock out, lash out, redound, refuse, reject, start to bud, swing round, turn down, waive), Aehrenschiessen (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading), Aehrenschieben (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βλάστηση (gemmation, germination, growth, vegetation), βλάστημα (browse, budding, shooting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | " בט" (causing to sprout), בצבוץ (bursting, seepage, shooting buds), צמיח" (elevation, growth, uplifting), ביט" (budding, burgeoning, germination, sprout). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rügyezés (gemmation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spigatura (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading, Puffing), spigare (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading), germogliazione (budding, bursting of buds, shooting), germinazione (germination), gemmazione (pullulation), emettere la spiga (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 萌し (bean sprouts, dawning, germination), 出芽 (germination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きざし (dawning, germination, omen, signs, symptoms), しゅつが (departure, germination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 싹이 틈. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | er glasseraght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | outingspray rebento (browse, bud, chit, gemma, layer, offset, offshoot, plant, scion, shoot, slip, sprig, sprout, twig), germinação (procreation), desenvolvimento da espiga (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading). (various references) прорастать прорастание растущий. (various references) rebrote (aftermath, germination, regrowth), nascencia (braird, coming into ear, ear emergence, emergence, heading, shooting), germinación (germination), espigadura (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading), espigación (coming into ear, ear emergence, heading), brote (bud, burgeon, outbreak, shoot, shooting, sprout, upsurge), brotante, brotación (budding, shooting). (various references) groning (germination). (various references) filizlenme (germination, shooting), filizlenen (germinante, shooting, viviparous). (various references) зелена цибуля (sprouting onion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "sprouting": resprouting. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sprouting" (pronounced sprou"ting) |
| 5 | -r ou" t i ng | grouting. |
| 4 | -ou" t i ng | doubting, flouting, outing, pouting, scouting, shouting, spouting, touting. |
| 3 | -t i ng | abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, confronting, congratulating, connecting, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disappointing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, sprinting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: posturing. | |
| Words within the letters "g-i-n-o-p-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: ingroups, outgrins, outrings, rousting, sporting, spouting, spurting, tourings, trouping. | |
-2 letters: ingroup, inpours, nitrous, ousting, outgrin, outings, outring, outsing, pignuts, pigouts, porting, posting, pouring, pouting, prosing, pursing, rouping, rousing, routing, rusting, sorting, souping, souring, spinout, sporing, stoping, storing, touring, tousing, trigons, tropins, turnips. | |
-3 letters: gipons, girons, griots, grison, groins, groups, grouts, grunts, guiros, ingots. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-i-n-o-p-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: posturings, purgations, supporting. | |
+2 letters: groupthinks, outpourings, outpressing, prosecuting, resprouting, sporulating. | |
+3 letters: expurgations, outcroppings, outpromising, outsparkling, outspreading, outsprinting, outstripping, prostituting, rustproofing, thoroughpins, unstoppering, upholstering. | |
+4 letters: compurgations, computerising, counterposing, mousetrapping, postinaugural, promulgations. | |
+5 letters: counterpoising, postgraduation, prefigurations, primogenitures, reupholstering, spermatogonium, supererogation, superovulating. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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