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Amyloid   /ˈæmɪlˌɔɪd/   Listen
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: amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike.



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"Amyloid" Quotes from Famous Books



... the muscular tissue: Muscular Rheumatism, Sciatica or Nerve Rheumatism, Atrophia, Amyloid heart, kidney and liver. ...
— Valere Aude - Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration • Louis Dechmann
... of constituents of many seeds, distinguished by giving slimy or ropy 'solutions' under the action of boiling water are designated 'amyloid.' They are reserve materials, and in this, as in the physical properties of their 'solutions,' they are very similar to starch. They are, however, not affected by diastase; and generally are more resistant ...
— Researches on Cellulose - 1895-1900 • C. F. Cross
... of Mr. Smith's blood. Stelline, no Gemiasma. 3d specimen, do. One Gemiasma. 4th specimen. None. 5th specimen. Skin scraped showed no plants. 6th specimen. Urine; amyloid ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 • Various


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