starch has definitions from the field of chemistry
1
[ verb ] stiffen with starch

Examples

"starch clothes"

Related terms

stiffen

2
[ noun ] (chemistry) 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 in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

Synonyms

amylum

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