mustard seed

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mustard
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmʌs.təd/us
/ˈmʌs.tɚd/
a thick yellow or brown sauce that tastes spicy and is eaten cold in small amounts, especially ...
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seed
noun
uk
/siːd/us
/siːd/
a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant ...
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(Definition ofmustardandseedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The average contribution to the total fluid density from themustardseedparticles from height 0 to 10 mm is less than 5%.
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Themustardseedparticles where u /ut 1.5 also demonstrate the same effect (see figure 6c).
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Note that the sphericity of snow particles is less than those of ice andmustardseedparticles and the size distribution is much broader than those of ice particles.
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Is there enoughmustardseedand so on to plant that acreage in the time we have been given?
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I regret that the desired information is not available, as particulars of the imports ofmustardseed are not separately recorded in the trade returns of this country.
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Dry farming of wheat, barley, and other grains as well as potatoes andmustardseedwas common in the 1800s.
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Once every 100 years, you insert a tinymustardseedinto the cube.
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The eggs are round, about the size of amustardseed, and are a transparent, purply red.
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Jute andmustardseedoccupy the major share of cash crops.
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The spore mass is blended withmustardseedoil, and used as a salve against burns.
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Pickled herring: a pickle is made with vinegar, sugar, herbs and spices like dill,mustardseed, black peppercorns, onion and so on.
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Variations on the recipe include the addition of chopped tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, dill seed, ormustardseed.
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It is basically potato mixed with different spices,mustardseed, sesame seed, fenugreek seed, cucumber, raddish and onion.
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This town supplies agricultural products like cauliflower, potato,mustardseedand other vegetables to neighbouring states.
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Wheat, cotton,mustardseedand mongo are the main crops of the area.
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The main small-scale industries are granite slabs and tiles, cutting and polishing, andmustardseedcrushing.
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When amustardseedis thrown into a saucer, the seed starts to swings around.
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The town's main exports are jute, tobacco,mustardseed, peanut, leather, egg, pulse, betel leaf and handicrafts.
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Faith is also spoken about in the context of amustardseed.
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