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starch — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] starches, starching, starched 1) N MASS Starch is a substance that is found in foods such as bread, potatoes, pasta, and rice and gives you energy. She reorganised her eating so that she was taking more fruit and vegetables… … English dictionary
Resistant starch — (RS) is starch that escapes digestion in the small intestine of healthy individuals. [Asp NG. Resistant starch. Proceedings from the second plenary meeting of EURESTA: European FLAIR Concerted Action No. 11 on physiological implications of the… … Wikipedia
Pea 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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amylophagia — A morbid craving for starch. SYN: starch eating. [amylo + G. phago, to eat] * * * am·y·lo·pha·gia (am″ə lo faґjə) [amylo + phagia] the habit of eating starch, such as laundry starch, a form of pica … Medical dictionary
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