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cornstarch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
cornstarch
noun
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▪ 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 add to skillet.
▪ In a cup or small bowl, mix together water and cornstarch until smooth; add to broth.
▪ Mix cornstarch and water in a medium sized mixing bowl.
▪ Sift the cornstarch on to a plate.
▪ When ready to finish dish, dissolve remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch in water; set aside.
▪ When the mixture is ready, there will be no separate grains of cornstarch.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cornstarch

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

Wiktionary
cornstarch

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.

WordNet
cornstarch

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

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.