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Wondering how to use Cornflour in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as cornstarch or starch.

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Cornflour in a sentence

Cornflour meaning

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

Synonyms of Cornflour

cornstarch starch amylum

Related words

Other words often associated with Cornflour or its synonyms:

polysaccharide stiffen

Using Cornflour

  • The main meaning on this page is: A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) 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 corn (maize).
  • Useful related words include: cornstarch, starch, amylum.
  • In the example corpus, cornflour often appears in combinations such as: cornflour and.

Context around Cornflour

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

flour 1×

Often after:

instead 1× added 1×

Sentence patterns with Cornflour

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

arrowroot or cornflour instead 1× confused with cornflour 1× gram flour cornflour and 200ml 1× in the cornflour and water 1× may have cornflour added and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in a medium 1× masa harina flour 1× some newer modifications 1× tip in the 1×

Common sentence endings:

confused with cornflour 1× cook until thickened 1× or cornflour instead 1× water is added 1× water until smooth 1×

Words around Cornflour

Just before it in the word index:

cornflakes 13 cornflake 2 cornfields 16 cornfield 41 cornfeld 2 corney 4

Just after it in the word index:

cornflower 7 cornford 3 cornforth 3 cornhill 15 cornhole 44 cornhusker 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Cornflour

  • In this selection, "cornflour" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, flour, instead and added stand out and add context to how "cornflour" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arrowroot or cornflour instead and confused with cornflour. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cornflour" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cornflour

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

If you’d prefer to keep it gluten-free, use arrowroot or cornflour instead. (14 words)

In a medium bowl, whisk the gram flour, cornflour and 200ml cold water until smooth. (15 words)

Some newer modifications to the recipe may have cornflour added, and instead of beer sometimes soda water is added. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Tip in the sauce mixture, bring up to a boil, then stir in the cornflour and water mixture, and cook until thickened. (22 words)

Masa harina flour is made of dried corn that is rehydrated in slaked lime; it is not to be confused with cornflour. (22 words)

Some newer modifications to the recipe may have cornflour added, and instead of beer sometimes soda water is added. (19 words)

Example sentences (5)

Tip in the sauce mixture, bring up to a boil, then stir in the cornflour and water mixture, and cook until thickened.

If you’d prefer to keep it gluten-free, use arrowroot or cornflour instead.

In a medium bowl, whisk the gram flour, cornflour and 200ml cold water until smooth.

Masa harina flour is made of dried corn that is rehydrated in slaked lime; it is not to be confused with cornflour.

Some newer modifications to the recipe may have cornflour added, and instead of beer sometimes soda water is added.

Common combinations with cornflour

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cornflour" in a sentence?
An example: "Tip in the sauce mixture, bring up to a boil, then stir in the cornflour and water mixture, and cook until thickened." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "cornflour" from authentic English texts.
What does "cornflour" mean?
Cornflour means: A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
What are synonyms of "cornflour"?
Common synonyms of "cornflour" include: cornstarch, starch, amylum.
How many example sentences with "cornflour" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "cornflour", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.