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. 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.

2. Kara Landau:

   Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

3. Chris Cuddy:

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

4. E. M. Forster:

   Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch, which ought to be applied as sparingly as possible.

5. 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.