STARCHES Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For STARCHES
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| fiber | nounn | |||||||
noun • a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn • coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis • any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) • the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions • a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth | ||||||||
| protein | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | ||||||||
| fats | nounn | |||||||
adjective • having an (over)abundance of flesh • containing or composed of fat noun • a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides) • a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs • excess bodily weight adjective satellite • having a relatively large diameter • lucrative • marked by great fruitfulness verb • make fat or plump | ||||||||
| fruits | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant • an amount of a product • the consequence of some effort or action verb • cause to bear fruit • bear fruit | ||||||||
| grains | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relatively small granular particle of a substance • foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses • the side of leather from which the hair has been removed • a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat • 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams • 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams • dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn • a cereal grass • the smallest possible unit of anything • the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric • the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) verb • thoroughly work in • paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood • form into grains • become granular | ||||||||
| legumes | nounn | |||||||
noun • an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae • the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case • the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||||||||
| sugars | nounn | |||||||
noun • a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative • an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain • informal terms for money verb • sweeten with sugar | ||||||||
| vegetables | nounn | |||||||
noun • edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant • any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower | ||||||||
