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1. 1.starch (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.)
2. 2.starch (carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods)
3. 3.starch (any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener)

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