Synonyms for starch
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in maki
Related words
- Word family
- starchlike starch-root starchy
- Phrases
- wheat starch animal starch starch generator tous-les-mois starch
- Is a kind of
- polysaccharide carbohydrate
Forms
- Plural
- starches → amylums…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| starch | falling | |
| amylum | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- amylum