sticky rice

[ stik-ee rahys ]

/ ˈstɪk i ˈraɪs /

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noun

a variety of cultivated short-grain rice grown especially in Southeast, East, and South Asia that becomes notably sticky when cooked: most varieties of short-grain rice contain both amylopectin and amylose, but sticky rice contains only amylopectin.

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Also called glu·ti·nous rice .

Origin of sticky rice

First recorded in 1840–45

Words nearby sticky rice

sticky blood, sticky end, sticky-fingered, sticky fingers, Sticky Note, sticky rice, sticky wicket, sticky willie, stiction, Stiegel, Stieglitz

Example sentences from the Web for sticky rice

Paddle8 already has a “sticky collector base who are addicted to the site,” he says.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The book details his confrontations with neoconservatives, and his alliance with Condoleezza Rice.
The Best Memoirs of 2014|William O’Connor|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rice had received this video in discovery during his criminal case, but it had not been aired publicly, as had the first video.
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At that meeting, Rice told the Commissioner that he had hit Mrs. Rice in the elevator.
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A call made to police beforehand described Rice as “a guy with a pistol” on a swing set, but said it was “probably fake.”
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown|Nina Strochlic|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his youngest days, when his mother used to regulate his food, she would stuff him full of rice.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Likewise your Majesty will have shelter for his vessels, and a foothold in that country, which abounds with meat and rice.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
This gift of rice was especially pleasing to the traveller, as no dish is held in higher honour in Korea.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
After this he awoke much refreshed, and having obtained some rice from the native chief, ate a little with relish.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Mr. Rice, the owner of the plantation, was a hot Southern sympathizer, but he did not relish his present company.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

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