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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   starch uncountable, usually
2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

starchstarch

Etymology

From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Related phrases

amylum star

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