Starchlike — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling starch

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɑːɹtʃlaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɑːtʃlaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɑːtʃlaɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɑːɹtʃlaɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

amyloidal amylaceous amyloid farinaceous

Word Forms

amyloid

noun

a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stärkeartig

ähnelt Stärke

🇫🇷French

féculent

ressemblant à de l'amidon

🇪🇸Spanish

parecido al almidón

🇮🇹Italian

amidaceo

simile all'amido

🇳🇱Dutch

zetmeelachtig

lijkt op zetmeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

semelhante a amido

parecido com amido

🇷🇺Russian

крахмалоподобный

напоминающий крахмал

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्टार्च जैसा

🇧🇩Bengali

স্টার্চ মত

স্টার্চ অনুরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

மாவுச்சத்து போன்றது

ஸ்டார்ச் போன்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టార్చ్ లాంటిది

పిండి పదార్థాన్ని పోలి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टार्चसारखे

स्टार्च सदृश

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટાર્ચ જેવું

સ્ટાર્ચ જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಷ್ಟದಂತಹ

ಪಿಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്നജം പോലെയുള്ള

അന്നജം പോലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਾਰਚ ਵਰਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشاستہ نما

نشاستے کی طرح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淀粉状的

类似淀粉

🇯🇵Japanese

でんぷん質の

でんぷんに似た

🇰🇷Korean

전분 같은

전분과 비슷한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giống tinh bột

giống như tinh bột

🇹🇭Thai

เหมือนแป้ง

คล้ายแป้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti pati

menyerupai pati

🇵🇭Filipino

parang almirol

kahawig ng almirol

🇲🇾Malay

seperti kanji

menyerupai kanji

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشوي

تشبه النشا

🇮🇷Persian

نشاسته مانند

شبیه نشاسته

🇹🇷Turkish

nişasta benzeri

nişastaya benzeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

דמוי עמילן

דומה לעמילן

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