cornstarch

[ kawrn-stahrch ]

noun

1. a starch or a starchy flour made from corn and used for thickening gravies and sauces, making puddings, etc.

cornstarch

/ ˈkɔːnˌstɑːtʃ /

noun

1. a fine starchy maize flour, used esp for thickening sauces Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)cornflour

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornstarch¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; corn ¹ + starch

Example Sentences

The company discontinued mineral-based talc in North America in 2020 - and followed suit in the UK last year - replacing it with cornstarch.

From BBC

Hall, then 24, had originally set out to create the world’s most comfortable chair, filling a plastic sack with gelatin and then cornstarch with disappointing results.

From Los Angeles Times

I read that you should not use cornstarch as a talc replacement because it feeds the fungus.

From Seattle Times

The Constitution was not damaged, according to the National Archives Museum, which said that the powder was found to be a combination of pigment and cornstarch.

From New York Times

Subsequent analysis revealed that the powder dumped on the case was a mixture of pigment powder and cornstarch.

From Seattle Times