farinaceous
Made from, or rich in, starch or flourMade from, or rich in, starch or flour.
» Many people practicing a gluten-free diet have trouble consuming enough farinaceous foods.
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2 sensesMade from, or rich in, starch or flour.
resembling starch
Having a floury texture or flavor; grainy; bready; breadlike.
Examples
1 sentencesMany people practicing a gluten-free diet have trouble consuming enough farinaceous foods.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Latin farinaceus (“relating to, or made from, flour”), derived from Latin farīna (“flFrom Latin farinaceus (“relating to, or made from, flour”), derived from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”). By surface analysis, farin(a) + -aceous.
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Forms
more farinaceous, most farinaceous| Comparative | more farinaceous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most farinaceous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency:coarse-grainedgrainygranulargranulosegrittymealy
- resembling starch:starchlikeamylaceousamyloidamyloidal
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.