AMYLOID

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

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

• (adj.) resembling starch

  synonyms : amylaceous , amyloidal , farinaceous , starchlike

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