starch
starch
englantijäykkä
Synonyymisanakirja
starch
vehkakasvin saago, maniokkitärkkelys, maniokki, valmiste, polysakkaridi, tärkki, tärkkelys, nuolijuuri.
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Englannin sanakirja
starch (englanti > suomi)
starch englanniksi
puhekieltä A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as 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 making paste, etc.
puhekieltä carbohydrate Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
(rfquotek)
puhekieltä Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener
To apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
She starched her blouses.