rumen

Examples

• All

• Octenol is given off by ruminant animals when they digest grasses in their rumen, the first compartment of their stomach.

  Academic text (1996)

• The stable pH also enhanced microbial protein synthesis in the rumen.

  Academic text (2015)

• I'm actually inside the rumen-- that first compartment of the stomach.

  Food, Inc. (2008)

• When the rumen starts holding all this gas, it restricts the diaphragm from breathing.

  Tabula Rasa (2018)

• There's microorganisms-- bacteria in the rumen, millions of 'em.

  Food, Inc. (2008)

• The fistula allows scientists to sample partially digested samples from the animal's rumen.

  Academic text (2004)

• Meanwhile, Carlson has become the first scientist to document rumen protozoa's role in the transfer of antibiotic resistance within the bovine stomach.

  Academic text (2006)

• Indeed, cows' rumens are really fermentation vats, natural versions of the industrial vats used to produce ethanol.

  Academic text (2002)

• Cows have a specialized rumen that allows them to ferment and break down tough plant materials.

• The rumen of a sheep is filled with microbes that help it digest grass efficiently.

Synonyms

F

first stomach

vsrumen

• Specialized

8.3

Part of a cow's stomach that stores food to be chewed again

is the precise anatomical term for the same compartment

Surface Forms

Etymology