Source Word
starch
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
uncountable
countable
(uncountable)
A
widely
diffused
vegetable
substance,
found
especially
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.
Japanese Meaning
でんぷん:種子、球根、塊茎などに含まれる、無味無臭の白く輝く粉末状の物質。食品、糊、リネンの硬化などに用いられる。
Sense(1)
(uncountable)
A
widely
diffused
vegetable
substance,
found
especially
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.
Sense(2)
Sense(3)
Sense(4)
Sense(5)
( plural )