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corn⋅starch

[kawrn-stahrch]
–noun
a starch or a starchy flour made from corn and used for thickening gravies and sauces, making puddings, etc.
Also called, especially British, corn flour.


Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; corn 1 + starch
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corn·starch   (kôrn'stärch')   
n.  Starch prepared from corn grains, used industrially and as a thickener in cooking.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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