starch
111soluble starch — noun : a modified starch that is capable of dissolving in hot water to give a limpid solution and is formed from raw starch especially by relatively mild treatment with acids, by oxidation, or by heating with glycerol compare amylodextrin * * *… …
112arrowroot starch — Arrowroot Ar row*root , n. 1. (Bot.) A white flowered west Indian plant of the genus {Maranta}, esp. {Maranta arundinacea}, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields {arrowroot starch}. It said that the Indians used the roots to… …
113List of No Starch Press books — Books published by No Starch Press.*Absolute OpenBSD *Apple Confidential 2.0 *The Art of Assembly Language *The Art of Interactive Design *The Art of RAW Conversion *Astronomer s Computer Companion *Blender Book *Book of FileMaker 6 *Book of IRC… …
114Heavy Starch — Infobox Album | Name = Heavy Starch Type = Album Artist = Ali Released = April 30, 2002 (US) Recorded = Genre = Rap Length = 71.77 Label = Universal Records Producer = Ali Jones, Kevin Law and C Love Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …
115Mung bean starch jelly — This is a jelly food made from Mung bean starch. It has different names in different countries: Liangfen Mung bean starch jelly in China. Also see Yunnan style Jidou liangfen Nokdumuk Mung bean starch jelly in Korea This disambiguation page lists …
116take the starch out of — US informal + old fashioned : to make (someone) weak or unsure : to cause (someone) to lose energy or confidence When he lost the second game, it seemed to take the starch out of him. • • • Main Entry: ↑starch …
117take the starch out of — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make (someone) feel weak or tired. * /The hot weather took the starch out of Mrs. Jones, and she didn t feel like doing a thing./ * /The cross country run took all the starch out of the boys./ 2. See: TAKE THE WIND OUT …
118take the starch out of — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make (someone) feel weak or tired. * /The hot weather took the starch out of Mrs. Jones, and she didn t feel like doing a thing./ * /The cross country run took all the starch out of the boys./ 2. See: TAKE THE WIND OUT …
119arrowroot starch — Maranta Ma*ran ta, prop. n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species ({Maranta arundinacea}, the… …
120Pea starch — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… …
