converted rice
Americannoun
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white rice prepared from brown rice that has been pressure-steamed to enable the nutrients within the bran to be absorbed by the starchy endosperm before the rice is dried and milled.
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parboiled rice.
Example Sentences
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Husk developed a proprietary technology that cost-effectively converted rice husks into electricity.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2012
Anxious to get more "converted rice," the Army got behind Mars's and Harwell's plan for a new plant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Look for Uncle Ben's version, called converted rice.
From Time Magazine Archive
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