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non-starchy

adj

Etymology

From non- + starchy.

  1. derived from *sterg-✻ — “stiff, rigid”
  2. inherited from *starkī✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, fortitude, strength”
  3. inherited from *stierċe✻ — “stiffness, rigidity, strength”
  4. inherited from starche
  5. suffixed as starchy — “starch + y”
  6. prefixed as non-starchy — “non + starchy”

Definitions

  1. Not containing starch or carbohydrates.

    • This resistant starch fraction is resistant to amylase digestion in the human digestive tract and exhibits digestive behaviour similar to that of the non-starchy polysaccharide fraction (NSP) or indigestible oligosaccharides

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA