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Substance Derived From Starch

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42%7 Sticky substance derived from starch
noun

• any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements

27%6 Cereal- or potato-derived amylaceous substance distinguished by its use to stiffen laundry or linen; or, by extension, rigidity of manner
noun

• 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

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

verb

• stiffen with starch

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New York Times10 Apr 1988 Down 39
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