Cornstarch (or corn flour) usually works best with water-based sauces, reduced stock, jus from meats, wine sauces, wine-soy-vinegar Chinese sauces, etc. Make a thin paste of cornstarch and water, and stir that into the very warm liquids in the pot or pan. Over-heating or over-cooking will break down the starches.
maintaining, or pertaining to, the same length; of equal dimensions. isometric contraction. muscle contraction without appreciable shortening or change in distance between its origin and insertion. isometric exercise. active exercise performed against stable resistance, without change in the length of the muscle.
Isotonic contractions are those which cause the muscle to change length as it contracts causing movement. There are two types of isotonic contraction: -. Concentric. A concentric contraction is a type of muscle contraction in which the muscles shorten while generating force. During a concentric contraction, a muscle is stimulated to contract according to the sliding filament mechanism.