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fecula
[ fek-yuh-luh ]
noun
, plural fec·u·lae [fek, -y, uh, -lee].
- fecal matter, especially of insects.
- foul or muddy matter; dregs.
fecula
/ ˈfɛkjʊlə /
noun
- starch obtained by washing the crushed parts of plants, such as the potato
- faecal material, esp of insects
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fecula1
C17: from Latin: burnt tartar, appearing as a crust in wine, from faex sediment
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Example Sentences
It may also be observed, that as fecula absorbs less water than flour, this affords a ready means of detection.
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When dried with stirring upon hot iron plates, it agglomerates into small lumps, called tapioca; being a gummy fecula.
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With this fecula was mingled a mucilaginous juice of disagreeable flavour, but which it would be easy to get rid of by pressure.
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Starch (Farina or Fecula) is the form in which this common plant material is, as it were, laid by for future use.
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We supposed that rye-flour, pea-flour, and potato fecula were largely used in the making of it.
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