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Cornflour

//ˈkɔːn.flaʊə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent. British, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener wordnet
  3. 3
    A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from corn (maize). uncountable, usually

Etymology

From corn + flour. Piecewise doublet of cornflower.

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