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Definition of Starched

Starched
Starched Starched, a. 1. Stiffened with starch. 2. Stiff; precise; formal. --Swift.
Starched
Starch Starch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Starched; p. pr. & vb. n. Starching.] To stiffen with starch.
Starch
Starch Starch, a. [AS. stearc stark, strong, rough. See Stark.] Stiff; precise; rigid. [R.] --Killingbeck.
Starch
Starch Starch, n. [From starch stiff, cf. G. st["a]rke, fr. stark strong.] 1. (Chem.) A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as 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. Note: Starch is a carbohydrate, being the typical amylose, C6H10O5, and is detected by the fine blue color given to it by free iodine. It is not fermentable as such, but is changed by diastase into dextrin and maltose, and by heating with dilute acids into dextrose. Cf. Sugar, Inulin, and Lichenin. 2. Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality. --Addison. Starch hyacinth (Bot.), the grape hyacinth; -- so called because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch. See under Grape.
Starch
Starch Starch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Starched; p. pr. & vb. n. Starching.] To stiffen with starch.

Meaning of Starched from wikipedia

- Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green...
- pharmaceuticals. Rice starch for ironing Gentleman with starched ruff in 1560 Kingsford Oswego Starch advertising, 1885 Pacific Laundry and Cooking Starch advert 1904...
- Cornflour, cornstarch, maize starch, or corn starch (American English) is the starch derived from corn (maize) grain. The starch is obtained from the endosperm...
- amylopectin chains in cooked, gelatinized starch realign themselves as the cooked starch cools. When native starch is heated and dissolved in water, the crystalline...
- Acetylated starch, E1420 in the E number scheme of food additives, is a modified starch. These are not absorbed intact by the gut, but are significantly...
- No Starch Press is an American publishing company, specializing in technical literature often geared towards the g****, hacker, and DIY subcultures. Po****r...
- Dialdehyde starch is a polysaccharide derived by chemical modification from starch. It is prepared by periodate oxidation of starch. It has found use in...
- Starch gelatinization is a process of breaking down of intermolecular bonds of starch molecules in the presence of water and heat, allowing the hydrogen...
- The iodine–starch test is a chemical reaction that is used to test for the presence of starch or for iodine. The combination of starch and iodine is intensely...
- Hydroxypropyl starch is a type of modified starch used as a food additive. I has the E number E1440. Hydroxyl propyl starch is not absorbed intact by...