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Meanings of starch (starches) in English

Portuguese
amido
Catalan
midó
Spanish
almidón

A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.

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        Usage of starches in English
        1
        Select one of these starches one day, another the next day, etc.
        Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
        2
        Next to fats, starches and sugars are the most important fuel elements.
        The Mother and Her Child
        3
        The sugar in asparagus turns into starches, not carbohydrates, as originally stated.
        The Guardian
        4
        During Phase 1, you will not eat any starches or sugary foods.
        The south beach diet supercharged: faster weight loss and better...
        5
        Second, carbonaceous, foods, under which caption come the sugars, starches and fats.
        Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
        6
        Any of the starches may be selected in place of the ones given.
        Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
        7
        The former serve more the purpose of the starches than that of fruits.
        Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
        8
        Its starch-based products include both food-grade and industrial starches, and biomaterials.
        Reuters
        9
        Some deal with sugars, some with starches, some attack other bacteria.
        A short history of nearly everything
        10
        Carbohydrates are sugar molecules found in most foods, especially sugars, starches, and fibers.
        Food matters: a guide to conscious eating with more than 75 reci...
        11
        Butter should not be used to cook starches or proteins in.
        Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
        12
        But starches and proteins could still be found with an effort.
        Reuters
        13
        So it's worth knowing about the proteins, starches, and oils in some detail.
        On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
        14
        ICI produces coatings and adhesives, specialty starches, polymers and electronic materials.
        Reuters
        15
        Nothing should be eaten with mushy starches except a little butter and salt.
        Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
        16
        These starches help soak up some of the moisture the cut potatoes exude.
        The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
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        almidón
        Starches through the time
        Starches across language varieties
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