Definitions for fecula

fecula fec·u·la

Spelling: [fek-yuh-luh]
IPA: /ˈfɛk yə lə/

Fecula is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in fecula (aceflu).

Definitions for fecula

noun

  1. fecal matter, especially of insects.
  2. foul or muddy matter; dregs.

Origin of fecula

Latin faecula burnt tartar, dried lees of wine, equivalent to faec- (stem of faex; see feces) + -ula -ule

Examples for fecula

For a mashing tub of say about 32 bushels capacity, the fecula from about 800 lbs.

A great deal of the foreign extract is mixed with fecula, or the pulp of plums, hence its inferior quality.

There are three main methods of saccharifying the fecula or starch of the potato.

It is this fecula which serves for making the rouge employed by ladies.

Its solution bends the luminous rays in circumpolarisation to the right, whereas grape and fecula sugars bend it to the left.

About twice as much water as fecula will bring the paste to proper consistency.

This mixture should be constantly stirred as otherwise the fecula will sink to the bottom.

The tubers being reduced to pulp with water, the fecula subsides, and is washed and dried for commerce.

Thus the fecula or starch is set at liberty and free to be acted on by the yeast used in fermenting.

By means of a rose, c, water is sprinkled over the entire surface of the sieve and separates the fecula from the fibrous matter.

Word Value for fecula
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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