starch
/stɑːtʃ/noun
उच्चारण स्टार्च
स्टार्च, मंड, श्वेतसार
Core word
noun
- 1
[U, C]
a white substance with no taste that is found in foods such as potatoes, rice and wheat, and gives the body energy; food containing this
स्टार्च, मंड, श्वेतसार
- Rice and potatoes are rich in starch.
- Cut down on starches if you want to lose weight.
- 2
[U]
a substance used for making clothes and cloth stiff
कलफ़, माड़
- She added starch to her cotton saris.
- Washerwomen used rice water as starch for stiffening cotton.
verb
- 1
[T] ~ sth
to make clothes or cloth stiff using starch
कलफ़ लगाना, माड़ी देना
- a crisp starched white shirt
- She starched the collars of the school shirts every Sunday.
◇Word family
starchy adjective
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Iodine solution turns blue-black when it is added to starch, which is a common school test for starch.
GK के लिए, starch में iodine का घोल डालने पर वह नीला-काला हो जाता है, और यही starch की जाँच का आम स्कूली प्रयोग है।