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hetastarch

Terms vs Hetastarch - What's the difference?

terms | hetastarch |


As nouns the difference between terms and hetastarch

is that terms is while hetastarch is hydroxyethyl starch, a non-ionic starch derivative.

Starch vs Hetastarch - What's the difference?

starch | hetastarch |


As nouns the difference between starch and hetastarch

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 hetastarch is hydroxyethyl starch, a non-ionic starch derivative.

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.

Hydroxyethyl vs Hetastarch - What's the difference?

hydroxyethyl | hetastarch |


As nouns the difference between hydroxyethyl and hetastarch

is that hydroxyethyl is the univalent radical HO-CH2-CH2- derived from ethylene glycol while hetastarch is hydroxyethyl starch, a non-ionic starch derivative.