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Starch

/stɑːtʃ/

A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as 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.

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📖 Definitions of "Starch"

noun

1
A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as 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.
2
(nutrition) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
3
A stiff, formal manner; formality.
4
Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener

verb

1
To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
"She starched her blouses."

adjective

1
Stiff; precise; rigid.

🔄 Synonyms of "Starch"

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Word	Definition
amylumnoun	starch

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Starch"

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Word	Definition
amylumnoun	starch
potatonoun	A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
arrowrootnoun	(uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
amylosenoun	(biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
strengthnoun	The quality or degree of being strong.
staminanoun	The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
redundancynoun	The state of being redundant.
cornstarchnoun	A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
carbohydratenoun	(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
polysaccharidenoun	(biochemistry) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds.
amylopectinnoun	(biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
dextrinnoun	(biochemistry) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
stiffenernoun	Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.
sagonoun	A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles.
sizenoun	The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.
tapiocanoun	A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
finishverb	(transitive) To complete (something).
sizingnoun	A weak glue used in various trades; size.
cornflournoun	A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from corn (maize).
glazenoun	(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.