starch
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The tools were tested for tiny starch granules left behind when plants were processed for food.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026
After measuring a sample, staff and volunteers from Ulster Wildlife put the oysters in biodegradable potato starch bags for laying on the seabed.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
My tasting panel dubbed them a superlative Thanksgiving starch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
But there's also a huge -- if largely unrealised -- potential for their use in bioplastics and biofuels, as well as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and textiles, thanks to their starch.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
"I told her to make sure that when she ironed my green shirt, she didn't put any starch in it. I didn't like starch in that shirt for some reason."
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
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