amyloid

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Adjective amyloid has 1 sense

starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous - resembling starch
Antonym: starchless (indirect, via starchy)

Noun amyloid has 2 senses

amyloid - a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
--₁ is a kind of starch, amylum
amyloid - (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
--₂ is a kind of protein

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