英文释义

n. 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

n. a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

v. stiffen with starch