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 : Starch is a nutrient polysaccharide found in plant cells, protists, and certain bacteria and is similar in many respects to glycogen. (In fact, glycogen is often referred to as âanimal starch.â) Starch usually occurs in cells in the form of granules visible by both light and electron microscopy.tarch : Starch is a nutrient polysaccharide found in plant cells, protists, and certain bacteria and is similar in many respects to glycogen. (In fact, glycogen is often referred to as âanimal starch.â) Starch usually occurs in cells in the form of granules visible by both light and electron microscopy.