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farinaceousenUK
far·i·na·ceous F0038100 (făr′ə-nā′shəs)adj.1. Made from, rich in, or consisting of starch.2. Having a mealy or powdery texture. [Latin farīnāceus, mealy, from farīna, farina; see farina.]farinaceous (ˌfærɪˈneɪʃəs) adj1. (Cookery) consisting or made of starch, such as bread, macaroni, and potatoes2. (Pathology) having a mealy texture or appearance3. (Botany) containing starch: farinaceous seeds. far•i•na•ceous (ˌfær əˈneɪ ʃəs) adj. 1. consisting or made of flour or meal, as food. 2. containing starch; starchy. 3. mealy (def. 1). ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | farinaceous - resembling starchamylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, starchlikestarchy - consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods" | | 2. | farinaceous - composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealycoarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" | TranslationsfarinaceousenUK
farinaceous1. having a mealy texture or appearance 2. containing starch farinaceous[¦far·ə¦nā·shəs] (biology) Having a mealy surface covering. (food engineering) Containing starch or flour. Having the texture of meal. (geology) Of a rock or sediment, having a texture that is mealy, soft, and friable, for example, a limestone or a pelagic ooze. farinaceousenUK
far·i·na·ceous (far'i-nā'shŭs), 1. Relating to farina or flour. 2. Starchy. farinaceous (făr′ə-nā′shəs)adj.1. Made from, rich in, or consisting of starch.2. Having a mealy or powdery texture.farinaceousenUK
Synonyms for farinaceousadj resembling starchSynonyms- amylaceous
- amyloid
- amyloidal
- starchlike
Related Wordsadj composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistencySynonyms- coarse-grained
- grainy
- granular
- granulose
- gritty
- mealy
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