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starch: 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; stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"

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starched collapse

ginger collapse: pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery; dried ground gingerroot; perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems; (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"; add ginger to in order to add flavor; "ginger the soup"

get-up-and-go collapse

gluten collapse: a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough

carbohydrate collapse: an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

goop collapse

pep collapse: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"

prim collapse: dress primly; contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"; assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"

glop collapse

albumen collapse

glair collapse

egg white collapse: the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"

piss and vinegar collapse

gel collapse: a colloid in a more solid form than a sol; become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled"

zing collapse: a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet"

mucilage collapse: a gelatinous substance secreted by plants

gunk collapse

jell collapse: become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"

treacle collapse: an expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental; a pale cane syrup

goo collapse

clabber collapse: raw milk that has soured and thickened

spunk collapse

curd collapse: coagulated milk; used to made cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"; a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd"

gelatin collapse: a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects; an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods; a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin

puree collapse: food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender; rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"

grit collapse: a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; clench together; "grit one's teeth"; cover with a grit; "grit roads"

molasses collapse: thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining

jelly collapse: a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit; a substance having the consistency of semisolid foods

porridge collapse: soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

gruel collapse: a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)

pizzazz collapse

gook collapse: a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)

pulp collapse: the soft inner part of a tooth; an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper; any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp"; a soft moist part of a fruit; a mixture of cellulose fibers; reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"; remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

dough collapse: a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

pudding collapse: any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed; (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally); any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding"

bottle collapse: a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped; a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children; the quantity contained in a bottle; put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water"; store (liquids or gases) in bottles

stilted collapse

glue collapse: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive; be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"; join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"

sugar collapse: a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative; sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"

stamina collapse: enduring strength and energy

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