cornstarch
noun
corn·starch
ˈkȯrn-ˌstärch 
: starch made from corn and used in foods as a thickening agent, in making corn syrup and sugars, and in the manufacture of adhesives and sizes for paper and textiles
Examples of cornstarch in a Sentence
I used some cornstarch to thicken the gravy.
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The texture is similar to regular muffins, courtesy of a blend of cornstarch, tapioca starch, oat flour, and three types of rice flour.
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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Aug. 2024
Through a series of industrial processing steps, corn can be broken down into corn protein, corn fiber, corn fat, and cornstarch, explained Chris van Tulleken, an infectious diseases physician and author of the book Ultra-Processed People.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
Spike your flour mixture with cornstarch and baking powder.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
Hall, then 24, had originally set out to create the world’s most comfortable chair, filling a plastic sack with gelatin and then cornstarch with disappointing results.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Aug. 2024
Through a series of industrial processing steps, corn can be broken down into corn protein, corn fiber, corn fat, and cornstarch, explained Chris van Tulleken, an infectious diseases physician and author of the book Ultra-Processed People.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
Spike your flour mixture with cornstarch and baking powder.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
Hall, then 24, had originally set out to create the world’s most comfortable chair, filling a plastic sack with gelatin and then cornstarch with disappointing results.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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cornstarch
noun
corn·starch
-ˌstärch
: a fine starch made from corn and used in foods for thickening, in making corn syrup and sugars, and in making adhesives and sizes for papers and textiles
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