Akademik

amyloid

I

noun

1. a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

• Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloidal

• Hypernyms: ↑starch, ↑amylum

2. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

• Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloidal

• Topics: ↑pathology

• Hypernyms: ↑protein

II

adjective

resembling starch

• Syn: ↑starchlike, ↑amylaceous, ↑amyloidal, ↑farinaceous

• Similar to: ↑starchy

• Derivationally related forms: ↑amyloid (for: ↑amyloidal)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.