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maizestarch

maizestarch noun: synonym of cornstarch.

Noun

maizestarch (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of cornstarch.
    • Mr. [Otis] Barrett does not appear to realize that the word “corn,” as used by Americans, has so ramified in phrases and compounds of everyday use that to abandon it would entail an appalling number of other changes in our speech. Thus, to be consistent, we should have to substitute “maizemeal” for...[1913 April 26, “Misnamed Grains and Fruits”, in Scientific American: The Weekly Journal of Practical Information, volume CVIII, number 17, New York, N.Y.: Munn & Co., Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 374...
    • A modern maizestarch—and maizenaplant (lumps and crystals) system Uhland Leipzig, daily capacity 3,000-6,000 Kg. maize, as good as new, is for sale at Amsterdam (Holland) at a considerably reduced price.1924 January 16, “Corn Products”, in The Northwestern Miller, volume 137, number 3, Minneapolis, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 265, column 4
    Synonyms:
    cornstarch

Examples of maizestarch in a sentence

  • Thus, to be consistent, we should have to substitute “maizemeal” for “cornmeal,” “maizebread” for “cornbread,” “maizestarch” for “cornstarch,” and so on.[1913 April 26, “Misnamed Grains and Fruits”, in Scientific American: The Weekly Journal of Practical Information, volume CVIII, number 17...
  • The experimental diets were adjusted to 9.7-10.3% raw-protein (drymatter) by exchanging the necessary amount of maizestarch with the protein source.1977 January–March, Hans-J. Klafs, Suparat Reungmanipaitoon, Pracha Paramadilok, “The Protein Quality of Algae Produced in Thailand as...

Synonyms of maizestarch

Origin of maizestarch

From maize + starch.

Questions about maizestarch

What does maizestarch mean?
Maizestarch means synonym of cornstarch.
How do you use maizestarch in a sentence?
Thus, to be consistent, we should have to substitute “maizemeal” for “cornmeal,” “maizebread” for “cornbread,” “maizestarch” for “cornstarch,” and so on.
What part of speech is maizestarch?
Maizestarch is a noun.

Words near maizestarch in the dictionary

  1. maizelike
  2. maizemeal
  3. maizena
  4. maizenic acid
  5. maizes
  6. maizestarch
  7. maizey
  8. Maizhokunggar
  9. Maizuru
  10. maizy
  11. maizypop

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