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Corn starch

Index Corn starch

Corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour or maize starch or maize is the starch derived from the corn (maize) grain. [1]

56 relations: Adhesive, Amylomaize, Anticaking agent, Arrowroot, Baby powder, Bioplastic, Bird's Custard, Canada, Centrifuge, Cereal germ, Combustibility and flammability, Commonwealth of Nations, Condom, Corn ethanol, Corn gluten meal, Corn oil, Corn steep liquor, Corn syrup, Cornmeal, Custard, Diaphragm (birth control), Dust explosion, Electrorheological fluid, Endosperm, Flour, Fodder, Glycogen storage disease, Gravy, Hydrocyclone, Ireland, Israel, Jersey City, New Jersey, Latex, Maize, Medical glove, Modified starch, Non-Newtonian fluid, Opacity (optics), Potato starch, Powdered sugar, Sauce, Seed, Soup, Starch, Starch gelatinization, Steeping, Sugar, Tapioca, Textile, Thickening agent, ..., Transparency and translucency, United Kingdom, United States, Waxy corn, Wet-milling, 2015 New Taipei water park explosion. Expand index (6 more) »

Adhesive

An adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any substance applied to one surface, or both surfaces, of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.

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Amylomaize

Amylomaize was a term coined in the late 1940s by Robert P. Bear of Bear Hybrids Corn Company in Decatur, Illinois to describe his discovery and commercial breeding of a cornstarch with high (>50%) amylose content, also called high amylose starch.

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Anticaking agent

An anticaking agent is an additive placed in powdered or granulated materials, such as table salt or confectionaries to prevent the formation of lumps (caking) and for easing packaging, transport, and consumption.

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Arrowroot

Arrowroot is a starch obtained from the rhizomes (rootstock) of several tropical plants, traditionally Maranta arundinacea, but also Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia, and tapioca from cassava (Manihot esculenta), which is often labelled as arrowroot.

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Baby powder

Baby powder is an astringent powder used for preventing diaper rash, as a deodorant, and for other cosmetic uses.

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Bioplastic

Bioplastics are plastics derived from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, or microbiota.

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Bird's Custard

Bird's Custard is the brand name for the original powdered, egg-free imitation custard powder, now owned by Premier Foods.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Centrifuge

A centrifuge is a piece of equipment that puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis (spins it in a circle), applying a force perpendicular to the axis of spin (outward) that can be very strong.

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Cereal germ

The germ of a cereal is the reproductive part that germinates to grow into a plant; it is the embryo of the seed.

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Combustibility and flammability

Flammable materials are those that ignite more easily than other materials, whereas those that are harder to ignite or burn less vigorously are combustible.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Condom

A condom is a sheath-shaped barrier device, used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy or a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

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Corn ethanol

Corn ethanol is ethanol produced from corn that is used as a biomass.

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Corn gluten meal

Corn gluten meal (CGM) is a byproduct of corn (maize) processing that has historically been used as an animal feed.

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Corn oil

Corn oil (maize oil) is oil extracted from the germ of corn (maize).

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Corn steep liquor

Corn steep liquor is a by-product of corn wet-milling.

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Corn syrup

Corn syrup is a food syrup which is made from the starch of corn (called maize in some countries) and contains varying amounts of maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade.

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Cornmeal

Cornmeal is a meal (coarse flour) ground from dried maize (corn).

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Custard

Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on a cooked mixture of milk or cream and egg yolk.

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Diaphragm (birth control)

The diaphragm is a barrier method of birth control.

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Dust explosion

A dust explosion is the rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air, often but not always in an enclosed location.

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Electrorheological fluid

Electrorheological (ER) fluids are suspensions of extremely fine non-conducting but electrically active particles (up to 50 micrometres diameter) in an electrically insulating fluid.

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Endosperm

The endosperm is the tissue produced inside the seeds of most of the flowering plants following fertilization.

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Flour

Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains or roots and used to make many different foods.

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Fodder

Fodder, a type of animal feed, is any agricultural foodstuff used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, rabbits, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs.

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Glycogen storage disease

A glycogen storage disease (GSD, also glycogenosis and dextrinosis) is a metabolic disorder caused by enzyme deficiencies affecting either glycogen synthesis, glycogen breakdown or glycolysis (glucose breakdown), typically within muscles and/or liver cells.

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Gravy

Gravy is a sauce often made from the juices of meats that run naturally during cooking and thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch for added texture.

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Hydrocyclone

A hydrocyclone (often referred to by the shortened form cyclone) is a device to classify, separate or sort particles in a liquid suspension based on the ratio of their centripetal force to fluid resistance.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea.

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Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the second-most-populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.

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Latex

Latex is a stable dispersion (emulsion) of polymer microparticles in an aqueous medium.

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Maize

Maize (Zea mays subsp. mays, from maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago.

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Medical glove

Medical gloves are disposable gloves used during medical examinations and procedures to help prevent cross-contamination between caregivers and patients.

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Modified starch

Modified starch, also called starch derivatives, are prepared by physically, enzymatically, or chemically treating native starch to change its properties.

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Non-Newtonian fluid

A non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid that does not follow Newton's law of viscosity.

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Opacity (optics)

Opacity is the measure of impenetrability to electromagnetic or other kinds of radiation, especially visible light.

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Potato starch

Potato starch is starch extracted from potatoes.

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Powdered sugar

Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar, icing sugar, and icing cake, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state.

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Sauce

In cooking a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods.

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Seed

A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering.

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Soup

Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, juice, water, or another liquid.

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Starch

Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.

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Starch gelatinization

Starch gelatinization is a process of breaking down the intermolecular bonds of starch molecules in the presence of water and heat, allowing the hydrogen bonding sites (the hydroxyl hydrogen and oxygen) to engage more water.

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Steeping

Steeping is the soaking in liquid (usually water) of a solid so as to extract flavours or to soften it.

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Sugar

Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.

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Tapioca

Tapioca is a starch extracted from cassava root (Manihot esculenta).

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Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread).

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Thickening agent

A thickening agent or thickener is a substance which can increase the viscosity of a liquid without substantially changing its other properties.

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Transparency and translucency

In the field of optics, transparency (also called pellucidity or diaphaneity) is the physical property of allowing light to pass through the material without being scattered.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Waxy corn

Waxy corn (maize) was found in China in 1909.

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Wet-milling

Wet-milling is a process in which feed material is steeped in water, with or without sulfur dioxide, to soften the seed kernel in order to help separate the kernel’s various components.

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2015 New Taipei water park explosion

On 27 June 2015, a flammable starch-based powder exploded at the Formosa Fun Coast, a recreational water park in Bali, New Taipei, Taiwan, injuring 508 people, with 199 in critical condition.

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Corn Starch, Corn-starch, Cornstarch, Maize starch, Maizena.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_starch

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