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99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose. | ||||||||
35% | 6 | Component of many adhesive pastes | ||||||
noun • a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles • a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering verb • stiffen with starch | ||||||||
34% | 11 | Main component of starch | ||||||
noun • A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose) | ||||||||
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