STARCH
/stΙΛtΚ/
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Definition
/stΙΛtΚ/
noun
- 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.
- (nutrition) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
- A stiff, formal manner; formality.
- 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.“She starched her blouses.”
adjective
- Stiff; precise; rigid.
Source: Wiktionary
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