Starch (Noun)
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 textiles.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Corn is high in starch, making it a primary ingredient for many food products.
- Rice is the main source of starch for people in many Asian countries.
- The paper mill relies on starch as a filler to make the paper stronger and smoother.
- The tailor used a solution of water and starch to stiffen the fabric before sewing.
- Potatoes contain starch, which makes them a valuable crop for the food industry.
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Meaning 2
A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The clothes were stiff with starch when they came out of the laundry basket.
- To make the dress shirt look crisp, she applied a generous amount of fabric starch before ironing it.
- The smell of drying starch hung in the air as she took the freshly laundered clothes off the line.
- She sprayed starch on her tablecloth to make it easier to iron the intricate lace patterns.
- The commercial laundry used large quantities of laundry starch to make their hotel uniforms look their best.