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starch


starch - 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

    • starch - verb

    • stiffen with starch

    starch - thesaurus

    amylum  

    Scrabble score for starch

    s is 1 t is 1 a is 1 r is 1 c is 3 h is 4
    Scrabble score = 11

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