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Liquorice (confectionery)

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Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English) is a confection usually flavoured with the extract of the roots of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra. [1]

50 relations: Alexander the Great, American English, American Journal of Epidemiology, Ammonium chloride, Anise, Beeswax, Blackcurrant, British English, Cherry, Chloride, Choo Choo Bar, Cinnamon, Confectionery, Crows (candy), Edema, Extract, Gelatin, Glycyrrhizin, Good & Plenty, Gum arabic, Heart failure, Hypertension, Jelly bean, Lethargy, Licorice International, Liquorice, Liquorice allsorts, London drops, Mango, Medication, Metabolic alkalosis, Molasses, Mucokinetics, Negro (candy), Nordic countries, Pontefract cake, Potassium, Prostaglandin, Raspberry, Retronym, Salty liquorice, Sodium chloride, Starch, Strawberry, Sucrose, Sugarelly, Twizzlers, Tyrkisk peber, Vigroids, Watermelon.

Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Aléxandros ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty.

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American English

American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.

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American Journal of Epidemiology

The American Journal of Epidemiology (AJE) is a peer-reviewed journal for empirical research findings, opinion pieces, and methodological developments in the field of epidemiological research.

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Ammonium chloride

Ammonium chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula NH4Cl and a white crystalline salt that is highly soluble in water.

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Anise

Anise (Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia.

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Beeswax

Beeswax (cera alba) is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis.

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Blackcurrant

The blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is a woody shrub in the family Grossulariaceae grown for its piquant berries.

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British English

British English is the standard dialect of English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom.

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Cherry

A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).

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Chloride

The chloride ion is the anion (negatively charged ion) Cl−.

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Choo Choo Bar

A Choo Choo Bar is a chewy liquorice flavoured confectionery bar popular in Australia.

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum.

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Confectionery

Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates.

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Crows (candy)

Crows are a licorice candy identical in shape and texture to Dots.

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Edema

Edema, also spelled oedema or œdema, is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitium, located beneath the skin and in the cavities of the body, which can cause severe pain.

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Extract

An extract is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol or water.

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Gelatin

Gelatin or gelatine (from gelatus meaning "stiff", "frozen") is a translucent, colorless, brittle (when dry), flavorless food derived from collagen obtained from various animal body parts.

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Glycyrrhizin

Glycyrrhizin (or glycyrrhizic acid or glycyrrhizinic acid) is the chief sweet-tasting constituent of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice) root.

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Good & Plenty

Good & Plenty is a brand of licorice candy.

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Gum arabic

Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum, arabic gum, gum acacia, acacia, Senegal gum and Indian gum, and by other names, is a natural gum consisting of the hardened sap of various species of the acacia tree.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), often referred to as congestive heart failure (CHF), is when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs.

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Hypertension

Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

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Jelly bean

Jelly beans are small bean-shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors.

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Lethargy

Lethargy is a state of tiredness, weariness, fatigue, or lack of energy.

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Licorice International

Licorice International is the largest specialty retailer of imported licorice in the United States.

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Liquorice

Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English) is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra from which a sweet flavour can be extracted.

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Liquorice allsorts

Liquorice allsorts are assorted liquorice confectionery sold as a mixture.

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London drops

London drops (Lontoon rakeet in Finnish) are a type of liquorice candy sold in Finland and Sweden first by Chymos, later by Fazer.

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Mango

Mangoes are juicy stone fruit (drupe) from numerous species of tropical trees belonging to the flowering plant genus Mangifera, cultivated mostly for their edible fruit.

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Medication

A medication (also referred to as medicine, pharmaceutical drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Metabolic alkalosis

Metabolic alkalosis is a metabolic condition in which the pH of tissue is elevated beyond the normal range (7.35–7.45).

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Molasses

Molasses, or black treacle (British, for human consumption; known as molasses otherwise), is a viscous product resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar.

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Mucokinetics

Mucokinetics are a class of drugs which aid in the clearance of mucus from the airways, lungs, bronchi, and trachea.

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Negro (candy)

Negro is a candy originating from Subotica which was invented by József Ruff living and working in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

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Nordic countries

The Nordic countries or the Nordics are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic, where they are most commonly known as Norden (literally "the North").

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Pontefract cake

Pontefract cakes (also known as Pomfret cakes and Pomfrey cakes) are a type of small, roughly circular black sweet measuring approximately 2 cm in diameter and 4 mm thick, made of liquorice, originally manufactured in the Yorkshire town of Pontefract, England.

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Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19.

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Prostaglandin

The prostaglandins (PG) are a group of physiologically active lipid compounds having diverse hormone-like effects in animals.

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Raspberry

The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves.

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Retronym

A retronym is a newer name for an existing thing that differentiates the original form or version from a more recent one.

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Salty liquorice

Salty liquorice or hard liquorice, is a variety of liquorice flavoured with ammonium chloride, common in the Nordic countries, Benelux, and northern Germany.

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Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride, also known as salt, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.

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Starch

Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.

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Strawberry

The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria, collectively known as the strawberries.

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Sucrose

Sucrose is common table sugar.

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Sugarelly

Sugarelly, or Liquorice water, is a traditional British soft drink made with liquorice that was popular in the early to mid 20th century.

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Twizzlers

Twizzlers is a brand of candy in the United States and Canada.

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Tyrkisk peber

Tyrkisk peber (Danish for "Turkish pepper", often referred to as turkinpippuri in Finnish, türkisch Pfeffer in German, tyrkisk pepper in Norwegian and turkisk peppar in Swedish) is a salty liquorice candy flavoured with ammonium chloride, Produced by the Finnish company Fazer and popular in Northern Europe.

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Vigroids

Vigroids (formerly Nigroids) was the brand name of a liquorice sweet.

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Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus is a plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) flowering plant originally from Africa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquorice_(confectionery)

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