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