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amylum - 4 dictionary results

am⋅y⋅lum

[am-uh-luhm]
–noun
starch (def. 1).

Origin:
1550–60; < L < Gk ámylon starch. See amylo-
am·y·lum   (ām'ə-ləm)   
n.  Starch.

[Latin, from Greek amulon, starch, from neuter of amulos, not ground at a mill : a-, not; see a-1 + mulē, mill; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]

Main Entry: am·y·lum
Pronunciation: -l&m
Function: noun
: STARCH

amylum am·y·lum (ām'ə-ləm)
n.
See starch.

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