'amyloid' definitions:

Definition of 'amyloid'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Resembling starch [syn: starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous]
noun
A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
noun
(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

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