AMYLOID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amyloid mean? 

• AMYLOID (noun)
  The noun AMYLOID has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: AMYLOID used as a noun is rare.

• AMYLOID (adjective)
  The adjective AMYLOID has 1 sense:

1. resembling starch

  Familiarity information: AMYLOID used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMYLOID (noun)

Meaning:

A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("amyloid" is a kind of...):

amylum; starch (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("amyloid" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Domain category:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

• AMYLOID (adjective)

Meaning:

Resembling starch

Synonyms:

amylaceous; amyloid; amyloidal; farinaceous; starchlike

Similar:

starchy (consisting of or containing starch)