farinaceous
English Thesaurus
1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)
| similar | : | coarse, harsh, |
| definition | : | of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles (adj.all) |
2. resembling starch (adj.all)
| similar | : | starchy, |
| definition | : | consisting of or containing starch (adj.all) |
3. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | grit, gritrock, gritstone, |
| definition | : | a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance) |
4. resembling starch (adj.all)
| derivation | : | amyloid, |
| definition | : | (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | amyloid, |
| definition | : | a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch (noun.substance) |
5. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)
| derivation | : | grain, |
| definition | : | a relatively small granular particle of a substance (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | grit, gritrock, gritstone, |
| definition | : | a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance) |
6. resembling starch (adj.all)
| derivation | : | amyloid, |
| definition | : | (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | amyloid, |
| definition | : | a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch (noun.substance) |
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