starch

/stɑ:tʃ/

📖 中文释义

过去式 starched复数 starches过去分词 starched现在分词 starching第三人称单数 starches

📘 English Definition（英文释义）

n. 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
n. a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
v. stiffen with starch