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starch, n.
(starches)
more info a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
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starch
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more info 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
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amylum starch