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Answer for the clue "Used in cooking as a thickener ", 10 letters:
cornstarch

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Word definitions for cornstarch in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cornstarch \Corn"starch`\ (-st[aum]rch`), n. Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used for puddings, etc. [1913 Webster] ||

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener [syn: cornflour ]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Also, the gloves were often dusted with cornstarch or powder to make it easier to pull them on and off. ▪ Before the class begins, mix the cornstarch and water together in a large mixing bowl. ▪ Dissolve cornstarch in cream and ...

Usage examples of cornstarch.

Sugar syrup, cornstarch, plastic containers full of smaller insects, grubs and mealworms, tiny gray beetles.

All of them were tossed together in a flurry of bok choy and bamboo shoots, one smothered in a sauce that looked like Orange Crush thickened with cornstarch.

She has imaginary conversations with her mother in which Alice Willard gives advice about how to live with a preoccupied husband in the same way she might tell Honora that a woman can make her own cake flour by combining regular flour and cornstarch, and that vinegar is best for windows.