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I don't like anything that looks gelatinous - really weirds me out. But when I was a kid, I used to get very, very upset if anything had a kind of chalky texture; like, certain kinds of cottage cheese I know have a weird chalkiness.
Roz Chast

Meaning of "chalkiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHALKINESS

chalkiness  [ˈtʃɔːkɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHALKINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chalkiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHALKINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chalkiness in the English dictionary

The definition of chalkiness in the dictionary is fact of containing considerable quantities of chalk. Other definition of chalkiness is paleness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHALKINESS


achiness
ˈeɪkɪnəs
blockiness
ˈblɒkɪnəs
chunkiness
ˈtʃʌŋkɪnəs
cliquiness
ˈkliːkɪnəs
corkiness
ˈkɔːkɪnəs
crankiness
ˈkræŋkɪnəs
creakiness
ˈkriːkɪnəs
dorkiness
ˈdɔːkɪnəs
flakiness
ˈfleɪkɪnəs
flukiness
ˈfluːkɪnəs
forkiness
ˈfɔːkɪnəs
freakiness
ˈfriːkɪnəs
funkiness
ˈfʌŋkɪnəs
geekiness
ˈɡiːkɪnəs
larkiness
ˈlɑːkɪnəs
leakiness
ˈliːkɪnəs
milkiness
ˈmɪlkɪnəs
pawkiness
ˈpɔːkɪnəs
pickiness
ˈpɪkɪnəs
quakiness
ˈkweɪkɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHALKINESS

chalice
chaliced
chalicothere
chalk
chalk and talk
chalk out
chalk talk
chalk up
chalkboard
chalkface
chalklike
chalkpit
chalkstone
chalkstripe
chalky
challah
challenge
challenge to the array
challenge to the polls
challengeable

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHALKINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of chalkiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chalkiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHALKINESS

Find out the translation of chalkiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chalkiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chalkiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

垩白度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chalkiness
570 millions of speakers

English

chalkiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chalkiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chalkiness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

chalkiness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chalkiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chalkiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crayeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesakitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chalkiness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粉っぽさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chalkiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chalkiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bạc bụng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chalkiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिकालीनपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tebeşirli oluş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chalkiness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kredowatość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

chalkiness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chalkiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chalkiness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chalkiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kritighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chalkiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chalkiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHALKINESS»

The term «chalkiness» is normally little used and occupies the 147.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHALKINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chalkiness

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QUOTES WITH «CHALKINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chalkiness.
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Roz Chast
I don't like anything that looks gelatinous - really weirds me out. But when I was a kid, I used to get very, very upset if anything had a kind of chalky texture; like, certain kinds of cottage cheese I know have a weird chalkiness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHALKINESS»

Discover the use of chalkiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chalkiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rice, Volume 2: Utilization
Many factors constitute general appearance in rice. Some, including grain size, shape, and uniformity, were discussed in previous sections. Others, such as vitreous- ness, translucency, chalkiness, color, and damaged and imperfect kernels, ...
Bor S. Luh, 1991
2
International Rice Research Newsletter
High-yielding varieties with low grain quality are not well accepted by farmers and consumers. Chalkiness is an important grain quality characteristic because it causes broken grains and nonuniformity of the physical appearance of grains.
International Rice Research Institute, 1979
3
Rainfed Lowland Rice Improvement
Chalkiness. Grain appearance is an important consideration for most rice consumers (Jennings et al 1979, Juliano 1985, Ikehashi and Khush 1979). In most regions, rice that has clear endosperm is preferred over rice that has opaque ...
David J. Mackill, William Ronnie Coffman, Dennis P. Garrity, 1996
4
Rice Grain Quality and Marketing: Papers Presented at the ...
(chalkiness in the ventral side) (10); 2) white core or white center (in the central region), and 3) completely chalky (in the entire endosperm). Studies on the technological implications of this property have been largely subjective and ...
‎1985
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Heterosis and Hybrid Rice Breeding
Excessive chalkiness is undesirable for many processed products because of the nonuniformity produced by the over- processing of chalky kernels under the usual processing conditions (Webb 1980). Chalkiness in rice results from many ...
Sant S. Virmani, 1994
6
The ICC Handbook of Cereals, Flour, Dough & Product Testing: ...
Prediction of End-Use Quality Grain Color Whiteness and chalkiness are two important rice color quality characteristics. Whiteness of milled rice is a function of the inherent varietal physical characteristic of the grain and the degree of milling.
Stanley P. Cauvain, Linda S. Young, 2009
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Accelerating Hybrid Rice Development
Endosperm appearance also varies in degree of chalkiness, which is referred to as white center, white belly, or white back depending upon its location on or within the endosperm (Virmani 1994). White centers and white bellies are reported to ...
F. Xie, B. Hardy
8
Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture III: ...
2.3.2 Appearance Indicators Analysis and Data Processing The appearance quality refers to the indicators which are related to the characteristics of rice, such as the chalkiness, translucency, and grain shape. Chalkiness refers to the opaque ...
Daoliang Li, Chunjiang Zhao, 2010
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Aromatic Rices
Similarly, the greater the chalkiness, the lower the market acceptability. The starch granules in the chalky areas are less densely packed as compared to translucent areas. Therefore, the chalky areas are not as hard as the translucent areas ...
‎2000
10
Chemical Aspects of Rice Grain Quality
INCLUDING CHALKINESS AND WHITENESS H. IKEHASHI AND G. S. KHUSH Chalkiness and whiteness of milled rice are two of the most conspicuous factors determining its commercial value. Visual rating of these traits has been the most ...
International Rice Research Institute

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHALKINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chalkiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Geneticists reveal what makes great rice
But irrespective of local preference, hardly anyone likes chalkiness. Chalky rice also breaks easily, reducing the value of a crop and the amount ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Clever crayons
There's no chalkiness here, but rather a cream-to-satin texture which blends really easily. Use one colour together, or blend two for an ombre ... «Sunday World, Jul 15»
3
Berliner Weisse (Four Winds Brewing Company, 3.5%)
This is balanced by a light chalkiness before the beer finds a surprising, richer honey-malt and fruity depth in the middle. It finishes with a bare, ... «The Province, Jun 15»
4
BEYOND CHEDDAR | Slicing Into Laurentides' Fabulous “Fuoco …
When the cheese is young its crust has a tawny chalkiness to it; as it ages it transforms into a deep brown sticky rind. Jason Fuoco, the young ... «Scout Magazine, Jun 15»
5
How Boiling Water Makes Vegetables Taste Better
No more squeaky chalkiness when you bite into them. They even look brighter and more vibrant. Related: Our 12 Favorite No-Cook Summer ... «Yahoo Food, Jun 15»
6
Whiskey Review: Koval Bourbon
The addition of millet to corn yields a soft chalkiness to the spirit, which is expressed in a sweet, starchy manner as opposed to a tannic manner. «The Whiskey Wash, Jun 15»
7
The drinks which erode your teeth
Among indicators that your tooth is seriously eroded are chalkiness on the surface, pitting, opaqueness and a scalloping out of the tooth's top ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
8
Caldwell The Last Tsar
... a triumphant return in the final third, now annihilating the back of my throat as a mixture of chalkiness and fresh soil are upfront on the tongue. «halfwheel.com, Jun 15»
9
PHOTOS: New York Artist's Mobile Murals Stop At The Kemper …
And the Flashe, the chalkiness and the flatness of it, kind of pushes it back slightly. (So) anyone who walks in front of it comes forward a little bit, ... «KCUR, May 15»
10
Vinography Unboxed: Week of May 17th, 2015
Zingy acidity keeps the wine bouncy across the palate even as a dry, mineral, chalkiness lingers in the finish. 14.2% alcohol. Score: around 9. «Vinography, May 15»

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