What is starch? starch is midó
What is midó?
- A naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits, tubers, roots, and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice, and varying widely in appearance according to source but commonly prepared as a white amorphous tasteless powder.
Un carbohidrat nutritiu naturalment abundant, (C6H10O5)n, es troba principalment en les llavors, fruites, tubercles, arrels i pila de tija de les plantes, especialment en blat de moro, patates, blat i arròs, i que varia àmpliament en aparença segons la font, però comunament preparat com una pols insípida amorfa blanca.
- Any of various substances, such as natural starch, used to stiffen cloth, as in laundering.
Qualsevol de diverses substàncies, com midó natural, solia contracturats drap, com blanqueig.
- Foods having a high content of starch, as rice, breads, and potatoes.
Aliments que tenen un alt contingut de midó, com l'arròs, els pans i les patates.
- Stiff behavior.
Comportament rígid.
- Vigor; mettle: "Business travel can take the starch out of the most self-assured corporate titan” ( Lisa Faye Kaplan).
Vigor; mettle: "Els viatges de negocis poden treure el midó del tità corporatiu més segur de si mateix" ( Lisa Faye Kaplan).
- To stiffen with starch.
Per endurir-se amb midó.