Sinhala Dictionary definitions for starch
starch 🔊 /stɑˈɹʧ/
starch : පිටි
starch : පිෂ් ධාතුව
starch : පාප්ප
starch : පිෂ්ට
starch : ශ්වේතසාරය
starch : කැඳ
starch : පිෂ්ටධාතුව
starch : පිෂ්ටය
starch definition
Adjective. Stiff; precise; rigid.
Noun.
- A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
- Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality.
Transitive verb. To stiffen with starch.