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starch
noun (starches )
1 a biochem a carbohydrate that occurs in all green plants, where it serves as an energy store;
b the fine white powder form of this substance that is extracted from potatoes and cereals and which is widely used in the food industry;
c a preparation of this substance used to stiffen fabrics and to make paper.
2 stiffness of manner; over-formality.
verb (starches , starched , starching ) to stiffen with starch.
[Anglo-Saxon stercan to stiffen]
starched adjective .
starcher noun .
noun (starches )
1 a biochem a carbohydrate that occurs in all green plants, where it serves as an energy store;
b the fine white powder form of this substance that is extracted from potatoes and cereals and which is widely used in the food industry;
c a preparation of this substance used to stiffen fabrics and to make paper.
2 stiffness of manner; over-formality.
verb (starches , starched , starching ) to stiffen with starch.
[Anglo-Saxon stercan to stiffen]
starched adjective .
starcher noun .
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