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starch(2)(dictionary)
starch(1)(dictionary)
starch(encyclopedia)
Starch(medicine)
soluble starch(medicine)
liver starch(medicine)
cassava starch(medicine)
electrophoresis, starch gel(medicine)

Starch (medicine)


starch
<biochemistry> Storage carbohydrate of plants, consisting of amylose (a linear _(1-4) glucan) and amylopectin (an _(1-4) glucan with _(1-6) branch points). Present as starch grains in plastids, especially in amyloplasts and chloroplasts.