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Meaning of maizestarch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of cornstarch.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“Mr. [Otis] Barrett does not appear to realize that the word “corn,” as used by Americans, has so ramified in phrases and compounds of everyday use that to abandon it would entail an appalling number of other changes in our speech. Thus, to be consistent, we should have to substitute “maizemeal” for “cornmeal,” “maizebread” for “cornbread,” “maizestarch” for “cornstarch,” and so on.”
“A modern maizestarch—and maizenaplant (lumps and crystals) system Uhland Leipzig, daily capacity 3,000-6,000 Kg. maize, as good as new, is for sale at Amsterdam (Holland) at a considerably reduced price.”
“The experimental diets were adjusted to 9.7-10.3% raw-protein (drymatter) by exchanging the necessary amount of maizestarch with the protein source.”
“6. PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS / 6.1 List of excipient(s) / Lactose / maizestarch / povidone 25 000 (E1201) / methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) / propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) / magnesium stearate (E572)”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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