Definition of CORNFLOUR

cornflour

Plural: cornflours

Noun

  • starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
  • A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
  • A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from maize (US corn).

Origin / Etymology

* corn + flour

Scrabble Score: 14

cornflour: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cornflour: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
cornflour: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

cornflour: valid Words With Friends Word