kernel

[ kur-nl ]
/ ˈkɜr nl /

noun

verb (used with object), ker·neled, ker·nel·ing or (especially British) ker·nelled, ker·nel·ling.

to enclose as a kernel.

Origin of kernel

before 1000; Middle English kirnel, Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn seed, corn1

OTHER WORDS FROM kernel

ker·nel·less, adjective ker·nel·ly, adjective

Words nearby kernel

kermes, kermesite, kermis, kermit, kern, kernel, kernel sentence, kernel smut, kernicterus, kernig's sign, kerning

British Dictionary definitions for kerneling

kernel
/ (ˈkɜːnəl) /

noun

the edible central part of a seed, nut, or fruit within the shell or stone
the grain of a cereal, esp wheat, consisting of the seed in a hard husk
the central or essential part of something

verb -nels, -nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled

(intr) rare to form kernels

Derived forms of kernel

kernel-less, adjective

Word Origin for kernel

Old English cyrnel a little seed, from corn seed; see corn 1

Scientific definitions for kerneling

kernel
[ kûr′nəl ]

A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone.