Modified starch
noun
a food additive that acts as a stabilizer, thickener, or texturizer
Usage Note
cooking
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- Modifier
[mod-uh-fahy-er] /ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər/ noun 1. a person or thing that modifies. 2. Grammar. /ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə/ noun 1. (grammar) Also called qualifier. a word or phrase that qualifies the sense of another word; for example, the noun alarm is a modifier of clock in alarm clock and the phrase every day is an adverbial modifier of […]
- Modifiers
[mod-uh-fahy-er] /ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ ər/ noun 1. a person or thing that modifies. 2. Grammar. /ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə/ noun 1. (grammar) Also called qualifier. a word or phrase that qualifies the sense of another word; for example, the noun alarm is a modifier of clock in alarm clock and the phrase every day is an adverbial modifier of […]
- Modifies
[mod-uh-fahy] /ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), modified, modifying. 1. to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract. 2. Grammar. (of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a syntactically subordinate relation to (another word, phrase, or clause), usually with descriptive, limiting, or particularizing meaning; be a […]
- Modify
[mod-uh-fahy] /ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), modified, modifying. 1. to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract. 2. Grammar. (of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a syntactically subordinate relation to (another word, phrase, or clause), usually with descriptive, limiting, or particularizing meaning; be a […]
- Modiolus
[moh-dahy-uh-luh s, muh-] /moʊˈdaɪ ə ləs, mə-/ noun, plural modioli [moh-dahy-uh-lahy, muh-] /moʊˈdaɪ əˌlaɪ, mə-/ (Show IPA). Anatomy. 1. the central, conical axis of the cochlea of the ear. /məʊˈdaɪəʊləs; mə-/ noun (pl) -li (-ˌlaɪ) 1. the central bony pillar of the cochlea modiolus mo·di·o·lus (mō-dī’ə-ləs) n. pl. mo·di·o·li (-lī’) The central conical bony core […]