fècula (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

Català > 1 sentit de la paraula *fècula*:
NOM	substance	fècula, amylum, midó	a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice

Català > *fècula*: 1 sentit > nom 1, substance
Sentit	A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.
Sinònims	amylum, midó
Específic	cassava, mandioca, tapioca, yuca	A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant
	farina de blat de moro, maicena	starch prepared from the grains of corn
	sagú	powdery starch from certain sago palms
General	glican, polisacàrid	Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
Anglès	starch, amylum
Espanyol	almidón, amilo, amylum, fécula
Verbs	emmidonar	stiffen with starch

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