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CORNFLOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
Synonyms:
cornflour; cornstarch
Classified under:
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)