| NOUN | substance | amyloid | a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch |
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| substance | amyloid | (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | amyloid, starchlike, amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous | resembling starch |
| Sounds | ae'mihloy.d | |
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| Rhymes | adenoid ... void: 38 rhymes with oyd... | |
| Meaning | resembling starch. | |
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| Synonyms | starchlike, amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous | |
| Broader | starchy | Consisting of or containing starch |
| Spanish | amiloideo | |
| Nouns | amyloid | a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch |
| Meaning | A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch. | |
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| Broader | starch, amylum | A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice |
| Spanish | amiloideo | |
| Adjectives | amyloid, amyloidal | resembling starch |
| Meaning | (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue. | |
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| Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
| Broader | protein | Any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells |
| Spanish | amiloide | |
| Catalan | amiloide | |
| Adjectives | amyloidal | resembling starch |
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