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A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent..
Use cornstarch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cornstarch means A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent..
Common synonyms include cornflour, maizestarch.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use cornstarch where its definition matches the intended context.
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