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starch
verb(starch)
to stiffen with or as if with starch
starch
noun(starch)
a white odorless tasteless granular or powdery complex carbohydrate (C6H10O5)x that is the chief storage form of carbohydrate in plants, is an important foodstuff, and is used also in adhesives and sizes, in laundering, and in pharmacy and medicine
starch
noun(starch)
a stiff formal manner : formality
starch
noun(starch)
resolute vigor
starch
noun(starch)
glycogen
starch
idiom(starch)
to make (someone) weak or unsure : to cause (someone) to lose energy or confidence

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