starch

Meanings

• noun

  A polysaccharide composed of amylose and amylopectin, which is the principal food reserve of plants, especially maize, wheat, rice, and potatoes.

  - "Cornstarch is a form of starch derived from corn."
  - "Potatoes are rich in starch."
  - "The starch in rice is cooked to make rice porridge."

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Pronunciation

1. /stɑɹtʃ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with starch
arch , marsh , warth

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Variants

List of all variants of starch that leads to same result
starch , starched , starches , starching , animal starch , take the starch out of , take the starch out of (someone) , take the starch out of someone

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Etymology

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Old English starc, from stearth, probably from steor, fat, from the fact that starch was originally obtained from fatty seeds.

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Trivia

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1. Starch is the largest source of dietary carbohydrates in the world.

2. The word 'starch' comes from Old English 'starc', meaning 'fat'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Amylose: A linear polysaccharide and the major component of starch.

2. Amylopectin: A highly branched polysaccharide and the secondary component of starch.

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Culture

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Starch has been used in various cultural practices. In ancient China, rice was cooked with lime water to make rice flour, which was then made into rice paper. In Europe, potato starch was used as a substitute for wheat flour during the potato famine.

How to Memorize "starch"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a potato being peeled and cut into small pieces. Visualize the starch granules being released into the water as the potato is boiled.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'starch' with 'potatoes' and 'corn'. Visualize these foods being cooked and the starch being released.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Potatoes Are Starchy Roots' to remember that potatoes are a source of starch.

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