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An odorless tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide that functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet,
  1. Stiffen (fabric or clothing) with starch
    • - his immaculately starched shirt
  2. (of a boxer) Defeat (an opponent) by a knockout
    • - Domenge starched Geddami in the first
Noun
  1. An odorless tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide that functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet

  2. Food containing this substance

  3. Powder or spray made from this substance and used before ironing to stiffen fabric or clothing

  4. Stiffness of manner or character
    • - the starch in her voice
  1. 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
  2. stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"
  3. a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
  4. (starches) foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
  5. Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by all green plants as an energy store. ...
  6. 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. ...
  7. (STARCHES) Your choice of (1) one of the following:
  8. (Starches) Complex carbohydrate formed as a polymer of glucose. A means of storing energy for later use.
  9. (Starches) Energy foods like maize, rice, wheat, cassava, potatoes, and squash.
  10. (Starches) are best consumed as complex carbohydrates. These include whole grains and cereals (brown rice, barley, and other whole grains, whole grain breads, and whole grain pastas), and root vegetables including sweet and white potatoes. ...
  11. Starch is generally converted from the raw starch thermally, chemically or by enzymes to have better retention in the paper stock as it is being formed.
  12. another name for carbohydrate, one of the three main nutrients in food.
  13. starch can be potatoes, rice, grain or pasta, the other accompaniment besides the “Veg” to an plated meal.
  14. A molecule composed of long chains of glucose molecules. Many plants store the energy produced in the photosynthesis process in the form of starch.
  15. Sugar is stored in a tree as starch, which is a complex carbohydrate. This is an available energy source.
  16. The major complex carbohydrate of caloric value from plant products. Starch is a polymer made of thousands of glucose units.
  17. Complex carbohydrates found in potatoes, corn, rice and wheat.
  18. multimeric sugar molecules found in plants.
  19. A substance used to stiffen up a material while ironing and preventing it from getting wrinkled.
  20. A polysaccharide used by plants to stockpile glucose molecules. The most common forms are amylose and amylopectin.
  21. a polymer of glucose readily hydrolyzed by digestive enzymes
  22. a polysaccharide composed of 1,4 and1,4,6-linked α-D-glucosyl residues
  23. noncrystalline carbohydrate of the polysaccharide group found in plants.
  24. Starch is a polysaccahride made up of glucose residues that exists in most plant tissues. It is also found in the human body in saliva and pancreatic juice. ...
  25. Slang for Daniel Starch and Staff, Inc., an independent advertising readership research organization. They conduct studies of over 100 consumer and business publications and newspapers and publish the findings in a "Starch Report. ...