starters

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Starters can be made with wheat, rye, barley, teff, millet, or other grains, each supplying a distinct set of nutrients that microbes depend on to grow.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

Starters made with whole wheat flour contained higher levels of Companilactobacillus, while those made with bread flour had more Levilactobacillus.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

Starters in 2025 averaged just over five innings, down from 6 ½ frames 50 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Starters Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki remain on the injured list, forcing the club into plans such as Monday with a rookie in Dreyer opening for a depth arm in Knack.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

Starters: in cheese-making, 161; in butter-making, 142; propagation of, 151; pure cultures in cream-ripening, 143.

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)