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starch

[stahrch] / stɑrtʃ /
NOUN
laundering agent
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NOUN
complex carbohydrate
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NOUN
stiff bearing
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Tapioca pearls are made from cassava starch, and cassava plants are known to absorb lead and other heavy metals from the soil as they grow.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 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

Tangy: Tang adds brightness, bite and lift — the note that cuts through cheese, sauce and fried starch.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

Relieved because she said nothing but only continued squeezing the starch, I went away feeling pretty good.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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