Boosters claimed that cellulose, from which the stalks, leaves and wood of plants are made, could if suitably treated become a substitute for the starch in corn.

倡导者们声称纤维素(组成植物的根、茎、叶和木材)如果能够被恰当处理，就能够成为玉米中所含的淀粉的替代物。

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Though they look very different, sugar cane and corn are both grasses. So is wheat, which is corn’s counterpart as the starch source of choice in the EU.

尽管甘蔗和玉米看起来不大一样但是其实它们都是草本植物，小麦也是，小麦和玉米一样都是欧盟的淀粉来源。

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So bring stained garments to the cleaners as soon as possible. Carrying around corn starch or talcum powder isn't a bad idea either, because both will aid in removing oil based stains.

所以尽快把弄脏的衣物送去干洗，随身携带玉米淀粉或者滑石粉也是个不错的办法，因为这两种粉末都有助于去除油性污渍。

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These megasacks, made out of corn starch, hold 2.5 grams of tea, flowers, herbs, dried fruit and sometimes cacao nibs.

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The plastic is made from corn starch sourced in the U.S. state of Nebraska, and Paget says it is the first of its kind to appear in the United Kingdom.

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For example, the Amazon pupunha-a is a fruit that can yield twice as much starch as Iowa corn, and the Amazonian babassu palm gives the world's highest yield of vegetable oil.

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