Opioids are a family of drugs that have morphine-like effects. The primary medical use for prescription opioids is to relieve pain. Other medical uses include control of coughs and diarrhea, and the treatment of addiction to other opioids.ederal laws regulate the possession and distribution of all opioids. Use of prescription opioids is legal only when they are prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner, and are used by the person to whom they are prescribed.
Any of various products, prepared by physical or chemical treatment of starch, that are used as food additives. Modified starch. Modified starch, also called starch derivatives, are prepared by physically, enzymatically, or chemically treating native starch, thereby changing the properties of the starch.
Starch is a polysaccharide made from glucose. Since it is only made of glucose, starch is considered a homosaccharide. The basic chemical formula of starch, (C6H10O5) n, is similar to glucose, C6H12O6, - where n is the number of glucose molecules present.There are two forms of starch: amylose and amylopectin, which are unbranched and branched, respectively. Starch is often identified by using iodine staining.tarch, therefore, is a polysaccharide. Specifically, starch is composed of the sugar glucose. Plants use glucose to produce energy, but they're not always making glucose, just as we're constantly eating to get our energy. Much like we store up energy reserves after eating, so do plants.