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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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Many Caribbean meals center on a meat and starch with seasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

They blended it with modified starch and bentonite nanoclay, then added glycerol and polyvinyl alcohol to improve durability and flexibility.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

After measuring a sample, staff and volunteers from Ulster Wildlife put the oysters in biodegradable potato starch bags for laying on the seabed.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

So while tuna, coconut, chili and starch remain the major food groups on local islands, the fridges at private island resorts more closely resemble those of Michelin-starred establishments, anywhere from London to Hong Kong.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

He felt the starch stiffening against his sides, felt his sweat accumulating in places he could not reach.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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