starch
Potato's main carbohydrate
Starch is a white, odorless carbohydrate found in plants—potatoes, rice, corn, wheat.
It's a major energy source in human diets and has industrial uses as a thickener and stiffening agent.
To starch fabric is to treat it with a starch solution to make it crisp: a starched collar.
Figuratively, starch suggests formality or rigidity: Take the starch out of him.
Cereal grown on cobs
- potatoEdible underground tuber
- riceStaple cereal grain
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- yamStarchy tropical root vegetable
cassava · sorghum · barley · oats · millet · taro · plantain · breadfruit
Primary cellular fuel
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- amyloseLinear glucose chain
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
sugar · maltose · energy · calories · metabolism · nutrition · digestion · simple carbs
Cassava-derived starch
- arrowrootDigestible tropical starch
- cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
- sagoPalm-derived thickening starch
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
roux · slurry · gravy · sauce · pudding · custard · pasta · bread
Smoothing cloth with heat
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- crispnessSnappy, firm texture
- collarNeck encirclement
cuffs · shirts · linen · stiffening · fabric · creases · formal wear · dry cleaning
Plant wall polysaccharide
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
- amyloseLinear glucose chain
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
polymer · granule · crystalline · hydrolysis
corn
Cereal grown on cobs
yam · cassava · sorghum · barley · oats · millet · taro · plantain · breadfruit · tuber
glucose
Primary cellular fuel
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- amyloseLinear glucose chain
- polysaccharideChained sugar molecule
carbohydrate · sugar · maltose · energy · calories · metabolism · nutrition · digestion · simple carbs · blood sugar
tapioca
Cassava-derived starch
- arrowrootDigestible tropical starch
- cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
- sagoPalm-derived thickening starch
thickener · roux · slurry · gravy · sauce · pudding · custard · pasta · bread · noodles
ironing
Smoothing cloth with heat
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- sizingDetermining or adjusting dimensions
- crispnessSnappy, firm texture
collar · cuffs · shirts · linen · stiffening · fabric · creases · formal wear · dry cleaning · cotton
cellulose
Plant wall polysaccharide
polysaccharide · polymer · granule · crystalline · hydrolysis
stiff
Not easily bent
proper · uptight · stuffy · reserved · unbending · aloof · ceremonious · stilted · mannered · punctilious
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- nutrientsprotein, vitamins, fats, minerals, vitamin
- nutrition termscalorie, high protein, balance, low-fat, low fat
- dry cleaningdry cleaner, dry cleaners, dry cleaning, hanger, dry cleaning fluid
- Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
- Food Sciencefood science, enzymes, carbohydrates, proteins, pH
starchweakness
Deficiency in force
lethargy · listlessness · spinelessness · sluggishness · torpidity
starchfabric softener
Laundry additive for softness
softness · limpness · softener · suppleness · flexibility
- corn starchFine cereal-derived thickening agent
- potato starchCarbohydrate extracted from tubers
- modified starchChemically altered carbohydrate thickener
- starched collarTreated neckband, rigid fabric
- spray starchAerosol fabric stiffener
- laundry starchFabric stiffening agent
starchy, starched, starches, cornstarch, starching, starchier, unstarched, starchiest, starchiness