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white flour

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Refined flour made solely of the endosperm of wheat, i.e. with most of the germ and bran removed through the milling process, often chemically whitened.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

exact synonym of flour

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Qualifier: US standards of identity

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History

Etymology

The U.S. standard of identity comes from 21CFR137.105.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 白麵粉 /白面粉 (báimiànfěn) — flour made of endosperm of the grain
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精白麵粉 /精白面粉 (jīngbáimiànfěn) — flour made of endosperm of the grain
  • Finnish: ydinjauho — flour made of endosperm of the grain
  • Galician: fariña refinada — flour made of endosperm of the grain
  • Hungarian: fehér liszt — flour made of endosperm of the grain
  • Irish: plúr geal — flour made of endosperm of the grain
  • Polish: mąka pszenna — flour made of endosperm of the grain