starch - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

Synonyms

• starch

More generic

• formulation
• preparation

Noun

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

Synonyms

• amylum
• starch

More generic

• polyose
• polysaccharide

More specific

• Otaheite arrowroot
• Otaheite arrowroot starch
• amyloid
• arrowroot
• arum
• cassava
• cassava starch
• cornflour
• cornstarch
• manioc
• manioca
• sago

Verb

stiffen with starch

Synonyms

• starch

More generic

• stiffen

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