AMYLOIDAL

starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous

(adjective) resembling starch

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

amyloidal (comparative more amyloidal, superlative most amyloidal)

Alternative form of amyloid

Source: Wiktionary


Am"y*loid, Am`y*loid"al, a. Etym: [L. amylum starch + -oid.]

Definition: Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous degeneration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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