amyloidal

HYPHEN

am=y=loi=dal

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective amyloidal has 1 sense

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

Derived forms noun amyloid₂, noun amyloid₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

amyloidal, 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.

amyloidal, adj.

resembling starch [WordNet 1.5]