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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Glucans > Starch
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Starch
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Starch
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Starch
Food and Beverages > Food > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch
Physiological Phenomena > Diet, Food, and Nutrition > Food > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch
Carbohydrates > Dietary Carbohydrates > Starch

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Starch  

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  • Amylomaize Starch
  • Amylum
  • Cornstarch
  • Keoflo
  • Starch, Amylomaize

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  • Any of a group of polysaccharides of the general formula (C6-H10-O5)n, composed of a long-chain polymer of glucose in the form of amylose and amylopectin. It is the chief storage form of energy reserve (carbohydrates) in plants.

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