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Sauce thickener
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cornstarch
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Word definitions for cornstarch in dictionaries
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener [syn: cornflour ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
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] ||
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.