Starch
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on starch from the New International Encyclopedia. It covers starch's chemical nature, its formation in plant cells by leucoplasts and chloroplasts, starch paste and soluble starch, and the iodine test. It also notes industrial uses, including dressing cloth and sizing cotton goods, and describes the simple process of extracting starch from potatoes.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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