See also:

• TAPIOCA (a native Brazilian word)

TAPIOCA (a native Brazilian word)  , a farinaceous See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food sub-stance prepared from See also:

• CASSAVA

cassava See also:

• STARCH

starch, the product of the large tuberous roots of the cassava or manioc plant (see CASSAVA) . Cassava starch, separated from the fibrous and nitrogenous constituents of the roots, is spread, while in a moist See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition, upon See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron plates, and with See also:

• CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant stirring exposed to such See also:

• HEAT (0. E. haktu, which like " hot," Old Eng. hat, is from the Teutonic type haita, hit, to be hot; cf. Ger. hitze, heiss; Dutch, hitte, heet, &c.)

heat as causes a partial rupture of the starch granules, which See also:

• AGGLOMERATE (from the Lat. agglomerare, to form into a ball, glomus, glomeris)

agglomerate into irregular pellets, becoming hard and trans-lucent when cooled . In this condition the starch forms the See also:

• TAPIOCA (a native Brazilian word)

tapioca of See also:

• COMMERCE
• COMMERCE (Lat. commercium, from, cum, together, and rnerx, merchandise)

commerce, a See also:

• LIGHT

light, pleasant and digestible food, much used in puddings and as a thickener for soups .