The phrase
"starch grains" refers to tiny particles of a substance called starch. Starch is a type of carbohydrate found in many plants, like potatoes or rice. These grains are small and can be seen under a microscope.
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«starch»
«grains»
Sentences with «starch grains»
- The high quantity of starch grains cook to a light, fluffy texture and full, firm appearance when properly prepared. (idahopotato.com)
- In 2005, a team led by Piperno and Anthony Ranere, an anthropologist at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hit pay dirt: Under a giant boulder in the Balsas River region, called the Xihuatoxtla Shelter, the researchers discovered a trove of prehistoric grinding stones to which phytoliths and starch grains from maize were still adhering. (sciencemag.org)
- In 2010 scientists found surprising evidence of starch grains on crude mortars and pestles at sites in modern - day Italy, Russia and the Czech Republic. (scientificamerican.com)
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