Definition of 'amyloid'

Noun

1. a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
2. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

Adjective

1. resembling starch
      Synonyms: starchlike amylaceous amyloidal farinaceous

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