starcher
Webster Dictionary
one who starches
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amylase
(ˈæm əˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of several digestive enzymes that break down starches.
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maltose
(maltose, malt sugar)
Princeton's WordNet
a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
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malt sugar
(maltose, malt sugar)
Princeton's WordNet
a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
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arrowroot
(ˈær oʊˌrut, -ˌrʊt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of several similar starches obtained from other tuberous plants.
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starch
(ɑrtʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
starches, foods rich in natural starch.
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pancreatic juice
(pancreatic juice)
Princeton's WordNet
a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats
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dental caries
(ˈdɛn tl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
decay in teeth caused by bacteria that form acids in the presence of sucrose, other sugars, and refined starches.
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carbohydrate
Webster Dictionary
one of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches, and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to form water; as dextrose, C6H12O6
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carbohydrate
(ˌkɑr boʊˈhaɪ dreɪt, -bə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of a class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, including starches and sugars, produced in green plants by photosynthesis: important source of food for animals and people.
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saliva
(əˈlaɪ və)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
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saliva
(saliva, spit, spittle)
Princeton's WordNet
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
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spit
(saliva, spit, spittle)
Princeton's WordNet
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
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spittle
(saliva, spit, spittle)
Princeton's WordNet
a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
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cellulose
Webster Dictionary
the substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin
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