white flour

noun

Refined flour made solely of the endosperm of wheat, i.e. with most of the germ and bran removed through the milling process, often chemically whitened.

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Meanings

nounwhite flour (usually uncountable, plural white flours)

plural white flours

  1. uncountableusuallyRefined flour made solely of the endosperm of wheat, i.e. with most of the germ and bran removed through the milling process, often chemically whitened.
  2. uncountableusuallyUS standards of identityexact synonym of flour

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flour

Origin

The U.S. standard of identity comes from 21CFR137.105.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白麵粉 /白面粉, 精白麵粉 /精白面粉
  • 白麵粉 /白面粉 (báimiànfěn)flour made of endosperm of the grain
  • 精白麵粉 /精白面粉 (jīngbáimiànfěn)flour made of endosperm of the grain
Finnish ydinjauho
  • ydinjauhoflour made of endosperm of the grain
Hungarian fehér liszt
  • fehér lisztflour made of endosperm of the grain
Irish plúr geal
  • plúr gealflour made of endosperm of the grain
Polish mąka pszenna
  • mąka pszennaflour made of endosperm of the grain
Cite this entry
APA

white flour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20flour

MLA

“white flour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20flour. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white flour,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20flour.

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