CORNFLOUR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener

Synonyms:

cornflour; cornstarch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cornflour" is a kind of...):

amylum; starch (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)

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