cornstarch

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1. starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	amylum, starch,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)