maizestarch

From maize +‎ starch.

maizestarch (uncountable)

1. (rare) Synonym of cornstarch.
   • [1913 April 26, “Misnamed Grains and Fruits”, in Scientific American: The Weekly Journal of Practical Information, volume CVIII, number 17, New York, N.Y.: Munn & Co., Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 374, columns 2–3:

     Mr. [Otis] Barrett does not appear to realize that the word “corn,” as used by Americans, has so ramified in phrases and compounds of everyday use that to abandon it would entail an appalling number of other changes in our speech. Thus, to be consistent, we should have to substitute “maizemeal” for “cornmeal,” “maizebread” for “cornbread,” “maizestarch” for “cornstarch,” and so on.]

   • 1924 January 16, “Corn Products”, in The Northwestern Miller, volume 137, number 3, Minneapolis, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 265, column 4:

     A modern maizestarch—and maizenaplant (lumps and crystals) system Uhland Leipzig, daily capacity 3,000-6,000 Kg. maize, as good as new, is for sale at Amsterdam (Holland) at a considerably reduced price.

   • 1977 January–March, Hans-J. Klafs, Suparat Reungmanipaitoon, Pracha Paramadilok, “The Protein Quality of Algae Produced in Thailand as Determined by Biological Assays with Rats I”, in Food, volume 9, number 1, Bangkok: Institute of Food Research and Product Development, Kasetsart University, →OCLC, page 67:

     The experimental diets were adjusted to 9.7-10.3% raw-protein (drymatter) by exchanging the necessary amount of maizestarch with the protein source.

   • 2003, Medicines Compendium 2003, London: Datapharm Communications Ltd in association with Virtual Health Network Ltd, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 1785, column 1:

     6. PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS / 6.1 List of excipient(s) / Lactose / maizestarch / povidone 25 000 (E1201) / methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E218) / propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E216) / magnesium stearate (E572)