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cornstarch

/ˈkɔrnˌstɑrtʃ/ /ˈkɔrnˌstɑːtʃ/

Meanings
noun
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.

Examples :

"My mom used cornstarch to thicken the sauce for the chicken dinner. "
food substance material chemistry agriculture

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Illustration powder

powder noun

/ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/

The fine particles which are the result of reducing dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.

"The old book was covered in a fine layer of powder. "

Illustration chicken

chicken noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/

A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

"My little brother loves to eat chicken. "

Illustration starch

starch noun

/stɑːtʃ/ /stɑɹtʃ/

A widely diffused vegetable substance found especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

"My grandmother used potato starch to make a thick, smooth sauce for the chicken. "

Illustration thicken

thicken verb

/ˈθɪkən/

To make thicker (in the sense of wider).

"The chef thickened the tomato sauce by adding more cornstarch. "

Illustration thickener

thickener noun

/ˈθɪkənər/ /ˈθɪknər/

Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.

"She used cornstarch as a thickener to make the gravy richer and less runny. "

Illustration things

things noun

/θɪŋz/

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

""I need to buy a few things at the grocery store, like milk and bread." "

Illustration cooking

cooking verb

/ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

"My mom is cooking dinner for the family tonight. "

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derived verb

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/

To obtain or receive (something) from something else.

"The student derived the answer to the math problem from the formula. "

Illustration caking

caking verb

/ˈkeɪkɪŋ/

Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.

"His shoes are caked with mud."

Illustration sticking

sticking verb

/ˈstɪkɪŋ/

To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

"The carpenter is sticking the pine boards today to make the cabinet doors. "

Illustration maize

maize noun

/meɪz/

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

"The farmer grew rows of maize in his field, which he would later harvest for animal feed. "

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dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "