English words for 'Initialism of hydroxyethyl starch.'
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noun
- (biochemistry) The dextrin of starch.
- (biochemistry) A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles.
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- Any of various starchlike substances.
- a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
- (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
- A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
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- 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
- a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
- (nutrition, countable) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
- (uncountable) Fortitude.
- (countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.
- (uncountable) A stiff, formal manner; formality.
- (uncountable) A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
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- (botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.
- (botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
- (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ.
- (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
- the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
noun
- A glue or paste made from starch.
- Low cloud, fog or smog.
- (motor racing slang) Bits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the outside of corners (cf. marbles).
- (railway slang) Unburned carbon (smoke) from a steam or diesel locomotive, or multiple unit.
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- (biochemistry) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
- any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
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- (uncountable) A food starch prepared from the root.
- (uncountable) Cassava root, eaten as a food.
- (countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.
- cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
- a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
- cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
noun
- a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
- white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
- canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
- (countable, uncountable) Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).
- (countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
- Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)|
- (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
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- (cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.
- An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montana var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.
- fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
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- The star-shaped seed used as a spice.
- A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.
- small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
- anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
- small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant
noun
- (biochemistry) The dextrin of starch.
- (biochemistry) A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles.
adj
noun
- Any of various starchlike substances.
- a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
- (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
- A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
noun
- (botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.
- (botany) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
- (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ.
- (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
- the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
noun
- A glue or paste made from starch.
- Low cloud, fog or smog.
- (motor racing slang) Bits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the outside of corners (cf. marbles).
- (railway slang) Unburned carbon (smoke) from a steam or diesel locomotive, or multiple unit.
verb
noun
- (biochemistry) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
- any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements
noun
adj
noun
- (uncountable) A food starch prepared from the root.
- (uncountable) Cassava root, eaten as a food.
- (countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.
- cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
- a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
- cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
noun
- a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
- white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
- canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
- (countable, uncountable) Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).
- (countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
- Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)|
- (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- (cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.
- An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montana var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.
- fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
noun
- The star-shaped seed used as a spice.
- A plant, Illicium verum, used primarily for its star-shaped seed which resembles anise in scent and flavor, and which is used as a spice.
- small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative
- anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Asian cooking and medicine
- small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant
verb
noun
- 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
- a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
- (nutrition, countable) Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
- (uncountable) Fortitude.
- (countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.
- (uncountable) A stiff, formal manner; formality.
- (uncountable) A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
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adj
noun
- Any of various starchlike substances.
- a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
- (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
- A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.