Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 32 compound words that contain starch. The most common are listed below. Open starch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- potato starchA widely diffused vegetable substance found in the extracted material of potatoes used in cooking.
- wheat starchStarch obtained from wheat.
- tapioca starchA very fine powder derived from the cassava root, used in cooking.
- modified starchAny of various products, prepared by physical or chemical treatment of starch, that are used as food additives.
- starch-rootA plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.
- animal starchSynonym of glycogen: A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed.
- corn starchAlternative form of cornstarch: A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
- hydroxypropyl starchAlternative form of E1440.
- starch-rootsplural of starch-root: A plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.
- tous-les-mois starchSynonym of tous-les-mois: A kind of starch with large, oval, flattened grains, often sold as arrowroot or used for adulterating cocoa, made from the rootstocks of a species of Canna, probably Canna edulis.
- hydroxypropyl starch glycerineAlternative form of E1441.
- hydroxypropyl starch phosphateAlternative form of E1442.
- starch generatorSynonym of leucoplastid: A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions.
- starch generatorsplural of starch generator: A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions.
- starch hyacinthgrape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.).
- starch hyacinthsplural of starch hyacinth: grape hyacinth (Muscari spp., Pseudomuscari spp., and Leopoldia spp.).
Compound words 32
- cornstarchA very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
- starcherSomeone or something that starches.
- starchableSuitable for starching.
- destarchTo remove starch from.
- distarchOf a cross-linked starch.
- nonstarchA substance that is not a starch.
- overstarchTo starch excessively
- pentastarchA hydroxyethyl starch with five hydroxyethyl groups out of each 11 hydroxyls.
- starchboardA tray to hold the starch used in confectionery manufacture to shape liquids or gels.
- starchlessWithout starch.