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Definition of Starch
1. Noun. A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.
Specialized synonyms: Arum, Cassava, Cassava Starch, Manioc, Manioca, Arrowroot, Cornflour, Cornstarch, Sago, Amyloid, Otaheite Arrowroot, Otaheite Arrowroot Starch
Generic synonyms: Polyose, Polysaccharide
Derivative terms: Starchy
2. Verb. Stiffen with starch. "Starch clothes"
3. Noun. A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering.
Definition of Starch
1. a. Stiff; precise; rigid.
2. n. 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.
3. v. t. To stiffen with starch.
Definition of Starch
1. to treat with starch (a solid carbohydrate) [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Starch
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