starch
nounmasculinetécnico/ɐ.ˈmi.du/medium
a·mi·do
Definition
A polysaccharide consisting of glucose units, serving as an energy reserve in plants.
Corn starch is used as a thickener in cooking.
Potatoes are a tuber rich in starch.
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Common collocations
corn starchpotato starchstarch-richhydrolyze starch
Etymology
Do latim 'amylum', por sua vez do grego 'ámylon' (não moído).