|
|
Definition of Starchlike
1. Adjective. Resembling starch.
Similar to: Starchy
Derivative terms: Amyloid, Amyloid, Amyloid
Definition of Starchlike
1. Adjective. Resembling starch. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Starchlike
Literary usage of Starchlike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Nineteenth-century Science by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"... of the substances that come to them into a starchlike compound called glycogen,
and to store this substance away till it is needed by the organism. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1869)
"The hydrated acid is a starchlike powder, containing from 0'8 to 12 per cent,
water, and much more soluble in water and alcohol than the crystalline acids ..."
3. A Text-book of sanitary and applied chemistry, or, The chemistry of water by Edgar Henry Summerfield Bailey (1917)
"... is a starchlike substance found in chicory, potatoes, artichokes, elecampane,
dahlias, and dandelion roots. It is a white powder, readily soluble in ..."
4. Photo-micrographs and how to make them by George Miller Sternberg (1883)
"... with a mouth would be too great a tax upon our imagination, notwithstanding
the fact that the creature contains chlorophyl and starchlike granules. ..."
Other Resources:
