Flour vs. Cornstarch

Flournoun

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

Flournoun

The food made by grinding and bolting cleaned wheat (not durum or red durum) until it meets specified levels of fineness, dryness, and freedom from bran and germ, also containing any of certain enzymes, ascorbic acid, and certain bleaching agents.

Flournoun

Powder of other material.

Flournoun

obsolete form of flower

Flourverb

(transitive) To apply flour to something; to cover with flour.

Flourverb

(transitive) To reduce to flour.

Flourverb

(intransitive) To break up into fine globules of mercury in the amalgamation process.

Flournoun

The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour of mustard.

Flourverb

To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour wheat.

Flourverb

To sprinkle with flour.

Flournoun

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

Flourverb

cover with flour;

Flourverb

convert grain into flour

Flournoun

a powder obtained by grinding grain, typically wheat, and used to make bread, cakes, and pastry.

Flournoun

fine, soft powder obtained by grinding the seeds or roots of starchy vegetables

Flourverb

sprinkle (something, especially a work surface or cooking utensil) with a thin layer of flour.

Flourverb

grind (grain) into flour.

Flour

Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods.

Cornstarchnoun

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.

Cornstarchnoun

Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used for puddings, etc.

Cornstarchnoun

starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener

Cornstarchnoun

finely ground maize flour, used as a thickener in cooking; cornflour.