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Meaning
Noun
●
A
widely
diffused
vegetable
substance
, found especially in
seeds
,
bulbs
and
tubers
, as
extracted
(e.g. from
potatoes
,
corn
,
rice
, etc.) in the form of a
white
,
glistening
,
granular
or
powdery
substance
, without
taste
or
smell
, and
giving
a very
peculiar
creaking
sound
when
rubbed
between the
fingers
. It is used as a food, in the production of
commercial
grape sugar
, for
stiffening
linen
in
laundries
, in making
paste
, etc.
●
In Nutrition & Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates,
as with
grain
and
potato
based foods.
●
A
stiff
,
formal
manner
;
formal
ity.
●
Fortitude.
●
Any of various starch-like
substances
used as a
laundry
stiffener
Verb
●
To
apply
or
treat
with
laundry
starch
, to create a
hard
,
smooth
surface.
Adj
●
Stiff;
precise
; rigid.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
starch
English
stearc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Carbohydrate
Cellulose
Flour
Carbohydrates
Sucrose
Sugar
Protein
Pectin
Glucose
Polysaccharide
Sugars
Polysaccharides
Fructose
Lactose
Lignin
Amylose
Rice
Glycerol
Gluten
Gelatin
Fibre
Chitosan
Yeast
Maltose
Chitin
Vinegar
Amylopectin
Polymer
Amylase
Hemicellulose
Glycogen
Fats
Biomass
Broth
Resin
Lipid
Fiber
Fat
Enzyme
Casein
Corn
Grains
Molasses
Ethanol
Hemicelluloses
Pulp
White Flour
Leavening Agents
Animal Fat
White Rice
Vegetable Oil
Citric Acid
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