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Definition: Meaning of, starch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɑːtʃ /

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starch starches
  1. [uncountable and countable] a substance which provides your body with energy and is found in foods such as grain, rice, and potatoes, or a food that contains this substance [=  carbohydrate]
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  2. [uncountable] a substance that is mixed with water and is used to make cloth stiff
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  1. to make cloth stiff, using starch
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starch used in phrases

  • Otaheite arrowroot starch (noun)
    1. a starch obtained from the root of the pia
  • animal starch (noun)
    1. one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body
  • cassava starch (noun)
    1. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
  • starch wheat (noun)
    1. hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed
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