Synonyms for starch
stɑrtʃstarch

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1. starch, amylumnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   amylum

2. starchverb

   a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

   Synonyms:
   amylum

3. starchverb

   stiffen with starch

   "starch clothes"

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1. starchadjective

   Synonyms:
   stiff, STARCHED

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1. List of paraphrases for "starch":

   potato

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1. Alessio Fasano:

   Something during the war that was missing was the culprit, and one of the commodities that was missing was wheat. As a matter of fact, flour during the war was made with potato starch and not with wheat.

2. Chris Cuddy:

   Every day we have to figure out new homes for that starch capacity.

3. Paradi Mirmirani:

   Dry shampoos use powder, starch, or talc to soak up oil, and none of those ingredients directly impact the ability of follicles to grow new hair.

4. Allie Matarasso:

   A serving of protein should be approximately the size of the palm of your hand and starch should be about the size of your clenched fist.

5. Alessio Fasano:

   This gentleman during World War II noted that the mortality of celiac disease was zero, and he didn't realize immediately why until when the war was over and the mortality went back to the pre-war era, something during the war that was missing was the culprit, and one of the commodities that was missing was wheat. As a matter of fact, flour during the war was made with potato starch and not with wheat.