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AMYLOIDAL

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(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Resembling starch

Synonyms:

amylaceous; amyloid; amyloidal; farinaceous; starchlike

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Adjectives

Similar:

starchy (consisting of or containing starch)

Derivation:

amyloid ((pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue)

amyloid (a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch)

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