Definition of starch

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  • starch is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • starch is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of starch

  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. amylum
  • a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering (noun)
  • stiffen with starch (verb)

    Examples

    1. starch clothes

See definition of starch in Merriam Webster