starch |
amylophagia |
As nouns the difference between starch and amylophagia
is that
starch is (uncountable) a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while
amylophagia is (pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
As an adjective starch
is stiff; precise; rigid.
starch |
amylum |
As nouns the difference between starch and amylum
is that
starch is a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while
amylum is starch.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
As an adjective starch
is stiff; precise; rigid.
starch |
iodophilic |
As adjectives the difference between starch and iodophilic
is that
starch is stiff; precise; rigid while
iodophilic is binding to iodine, or containing starches that bind to iodine, and therefore detectable or identifiable by staining with iodine.
As a noun starch
is (uncountable) a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
starch |
nonstarch |
As nouns the difference between starch and nonstarch
is that
starch is (uncountable) a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while
nonstarch is a substance that is not a starch.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
As an adjective starch
is stiff; precise; rigid.
starch |
starchlike |
As adjectives the difference between starch and starchlike
is that
starch is stiff; precise; rigid while
starchlike is resembling starch.
As a noun starch
is a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
starch |
glucoamylase |
As nouns the difference between starch and glucoamylase
is that
starch is (uncountable) a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while
glucoamylase is (enzyme) any enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside bond in starches and dextrins.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
As an adjective starch
is stiff; precise; rigid.
starch |
starchwort |
As nouns the difference between starch and starchwort
is that
starch is (uncountable) a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while
starchwort is the plant cuckoopint, the tubers of which were once used to make starch.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
As an adjective starch
is stiff; precise; rigid.
starch |
amyloglucosidase |
As nouns the difference between starch and amyloglucosidase
is that
starch is (uncountable) a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while
amyloglucosidase is (enzyme) a form of amylase used industrially to produce sugars from starches.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
As an adjective starch
is stiff; precise; rigid.
starch |
mizuame |
As nouns the difference between starch and mizuame
is that
starch is (uncountable) a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while
mizuame is a japanese sweetener, a clear sticky liquid made by converting starch to sugars.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
As an adjective starch
is stiff; precise; rigid.
starch |
salep |
As nouns the difference between starch and salep
is that
starch is (uncountable) a widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers it is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc while
salep is a starch or jelly made out of orchid-like plants.
As a verb starch
is to apply or treat with laundry starch, to create a hard, smooth surface.
As an adjective starch
is stiff; precise; rigid.
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