Starch
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An encyclopedia entry on starch from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary. It covers the history of starching fabric, the chemistry and microscopic structure of starch granules, and conversion to dextrine and glucose. It also describes commercial manufacture from wheat, potatoes and maize in England and the United States, with illustrations of a starch machine and a drying room.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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