starch
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starch englanniksi
A widely diffused vegetable substance, found especially in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
(quote-book)
Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
(RQ:Spectator)
Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.
(quote-song)
To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
''She starched her blouses.''
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