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.
Isometrics are derived from Greek words-Isos { equal} + Metrikos { meaning measurement }. Isometrics are defined as a type of muscle contractions wherein the muscle develops tension without changing length. In the language of Exercise Science tension in the cross-bridges equals the resistance to shortening and the muscle length remains relatively constant.