Starch Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Starch

Meaning 1 : 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 textile

    Synonyms : amylum
Meaning 2 : a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

Meaning 3 : stiffen with starch

    Example : starch clothes

How to Pronounce Starch

  • stɑrʧ


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