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cornstarch

corn·starch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawrn-stahrch]
    • /ˈkɔrnˌstɑrtʃ/
    • /ˈkɔːn.stɑːtʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawrn-stahrch]
    • /ˈkɔrnˌstɑrtʃ/

Definitions of cornstarch word

  • uncountable noun cornstarch Cornstarch is the same as cornflour. 3
  • noun cornstarch a fine starchy maize flour, used esp for thickening sauces 3
  • noun cornstarch a fine, granular or powdery starch made from corn: used in cooking and to make corn sugar, corn syrup, etc. 3
  • noun cornstarch a starch or a starchy flour made from corn and used for thickening gravies and sauces, making puddings, etc. 1
  • noun cornstarch Finely ground corn flour, used as a thickener in cooking. 1
  • noun cornstarch thickener used in cooking 1
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Origin of cornstarch

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; corn1 + starch

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Parts of speech for Cornstarch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cornstarch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • blancmange

    Blancmange is a cold dessert that is made from milk, sugar, cornflour or corn starch, and flavouring, and looks rather like jelly.

  • confectioners' sugar

    Confectioners' sugar is very fine white sugar that is used for making icing and candy.

  • corn flour

    flour made from corn

  • flummery

    oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.

  • lactic acid

    a colorless or yellowish, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , produced during muscle contraction as a product of anaerobic glucose metabolism, abundant in sour milk, prepared usually by fermentation of cornstarch, molasses, potatoes, etc., or synthesized: used chiefly in dyeing and textile printing, as a flavoring agent in food, and in medicine.
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