amyloid

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

am=y=loid

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun amyloid has 2 senses

amyloid(n = noun.substance) - a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch;

is a kind of

amylum

starch

Derived forms adjective amyloid₁, adjective amyloidal₁

amyloid(n = noun.substance) - (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue;

is a kind of

protein

Derived form adjective amyloidal₁

Adjective amyloid has 1 sense

amyloid(s = adj.all) amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike - resembling starch;

Derived form noun amyloid₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

amyloid, a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.].

Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. [1913 Webster]

Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy degeneration or lardaceous degeneration.

amyloid, n.

A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance. [1913 Webster]
The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration. [1913 Webster]