amylum

[ am-uh-luhm ]

Origin of amylum

1
1550–60; <Latin <Greek ámylon starch. See amylo-

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amylum

/ (ˈæmɪləm) /


noun
  1. another name for starch (def. 2)

Origin of amylum

1
Latin, from Greek amulon fine meal, starch, from amulos not ground at the mill, from a- 1 + mulē mill

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