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Noun

starch amylum

Definition: 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

starch

Definition: a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

Definition: 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.

Verb

starch

Definition: stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"

Definition: To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.

Adjective

Definition: Stiff; precise; rigid.

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