Amylaceous: alternatives and connections

A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the disti…

A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; -- called also French rice.

any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar

conversion of starch to sugar

Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment.

One of the starch group (C6H10O5)n of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.

A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a simil…

The peculiar bitter substance, soft or liquid, and of a yellow color, produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch, and the like, are…

A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with mild, usua…

A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.

The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also f…

foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, s…

large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls…

To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.

edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used for puddings, etc.

A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also inulin. See Inulin.