English words for 'plural of modified starch'
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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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- (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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- (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
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- 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) 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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- (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
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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.
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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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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.