Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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starch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
amyloid | Yes | Yes | No | No |
starch (noun) | amyloid (noun) |
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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 | (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue |
a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering | a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch |
starch (adjective) | amyloid (adjective) |
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resembling starch |
starch (verb) | amyloid (verb) |
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stiffen with starch |