starches Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
   
2. 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
   amylum; starch.
   
3. noun a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
   starch.
   
4. verb stiffen with starch
   starch.
   
   • starch clothes

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