starch

noun

a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice

verb

stiffen with starch

Synonyms for starch

cornstarchn polysacchariden polysaccharose sacchariden glutenn

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