starch

[US]/stɑːtʃ/
[UK]/stɑrtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a substance that is found in certain foods and is an important source of energy for the body, also used as a thickening agent
vt. to apply starch to

Phrases & Collocations

starchy foods

starch content

starch granules

starch-based products

corn starch

modified starch

potato starch

wheat starch

maize starch

sweet potato starch

rice starch

oxidized starch

cassava starch

tapioca starch

starch paste

starch granule

soluble starch

lotus root starch

starch sugar

native starch

starch grain

starch syrup

starch solution

Example Sentences

the starch in her voice.

a suspension of maize starch in arachis oil.

The worker is starching the linen.

In the results,(1)the pueraria lobated starch is inferior to corn starch in transparency and freezing-thawing stability,but the gel strength of pueraria lobate starch is superior to corn starch;

The effect of extra-micronization on the viscosity and elasticity of potato starch paste was studied.

Corn starch is used as a thickener in stews.

However, one major defect of applying starch material to the affinity adsorption is the easy hydrolysis of starch by the amylolytic enzyme mixture.

There are a large number of starch grains in most cells of protocorm and in cells of cortex parenchyma of rhizome, but almost no starch grain is found in pseudobulb.

Foodstuff: soya protein, agglomerative starch, lees, triticin, wheat starch and so on.

The basal granule of father was colubrine and there were less starch grains.

The cooked rice starch from Heilongjiang province was debranched with pullulanase followed by cooling and storing;thus a kind of starch containing slowly digestible starch over 50% was prepared.

This paper presents a reviewal profile of methods on separation and characterization about starch-vinyl graft copolymers.

Tapioca Starch is available from Indonesian groceries. Traditional Indonesian style mille-feuille should have 9 layers.

The properties of oryzenin and starch of rice stored in 8℃ and 38℃ for half year were studied.

The flocculant SPAN is the graft copolymer of different grafing percent of starch-polyacrylamide.

The fernery starch soup was made with the fernery starch as its main ingredients, added soybean, sesame, sugar.It was produced by the process of extruding, blending and grinding, puffing.

Real-world Examples

Because the aromatic flowers contain enzymes that can chew up starch.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2019 Collection

That stuff is the starch of the kernel.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

It'll take the starch out of those straight lines.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

It's really about releasing the starch.

Source: Connection Magazine

Maize was the dominant starch, present in 69 percent of the ancient samples.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening March 2013 Collection

Sheldon, doesn't Amy look hot? That's got to put some starch in the upper flermin.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

Corn starch is an important article of commerce.

Source: American Original Language Arts Third Volume

But if you overmash, you can break up the starch and end up with potato glue.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

It looks like a... A steamed starch.

Source: Gourmet Base

The leftover water contains starch from the pasta.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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