fecula

[ fek-yuh-luh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural fec·u·lae [fek, -y, uh, -lee].

fecula

/ ˈfɛkjʊlə /

Origin of fecula¹

< Latin faecula burnt tartar, dried lees of wine, equivalent to faec- (stem of faex; feces ) + -ula -ule

Origin of fecula¹

C17: from Latin: burnt tartar, appearing as a crust in wine, from faex sediment

It may also be observed, that as fecula absorbs less water than flour, this affords a ready means of detection.

When dried with stirring upon hot iron plates, it agglomerates into small lumps, called tapioca; being a gummy fecula.

With this fecula was mingled a mucilaginous juice of disagreeable flavour, but which it would be easy to get rid of by pressure.

Starch (Farina or Fecula) is the form in which this common plant material is, as it were, laid by for future use.

We supposed that rye-flour, pea-flour, and potato fecula were largely used in the making of it.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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