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starch

[stahrch] / stɑrtʃ /
NOUN
laundering agent
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NOUN
complex carbohydrate
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NOUN
stiff bearing
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Tapioca pearls are made from cassava starch, and cassava plants are known to absorb lead and other heavy metals from the soil as they grow.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Fortunately Ms. Squibb’s performance contains enough pepper and starch to keep such moments from seeming ain’t-she-a-caution-ish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

But there's also a huge -- if largely unrealised -- potential for their use in bioplastics and biofuels, as well as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and textiles, thanks to their starch.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Tangy: Tang adds brightness, bite and lift — the note that cuts through cheese, sauce and fried starch.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

Besides, I saw no reason why anyone should have to starch and iron white or any other colored sheets when there were such things as wrinkle-free permanent-press sheets.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia