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corn·starch

 (kôrn′stärch′)
n.
Starch prepared from corn grains, used industrially and as a thickener in cooking.
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cornstarch

(ˈkɔːnˌstɑːtʃ)
n
(Cookery) US and Canadian a fine starchy maize flour, used esp for thickening sauces. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cornflour
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corn•starch

(ˈkɔrnˌstɑrtʃ)

n.
a starch or a starchy flour made from corn and used for thickening gravies or sauces, etc.
[1850–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cornstarch - starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
cornflour
amylum, 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
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Translations
kukuřičný škrob
majsstivelse
maissijauho
kukuruzno brašno
コーンフラワー
옥수수 녹말
majsmjöl
แป้งข้าวโพด
bột ngô

cornstarch

[ˈkɔːrnstɑːrtʃ] n (US) → maïzena® f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cornstarch

→ نَشَا الذُرَة kukuřičný škrob majsstivelse Stärkemehl αραβοσιτάλευρο harina de maíz maissijauho farine de maïs kukuruzno brašno farina di granturco コーンフラワー 옥수수 녹말 maïzena maismel mąka kukurydziana amido de milho кукурузная мука majsmjöl แป้งข้าวโพด mısır nişastası bột ngô 玉米淀粉
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

cornstarch

n maicena, almidón m de maíz
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