amyloid

[ am-uh-loid ]

noun
  1. Biochemistry. a waxy, translucent substance, composed primarily of protein fibers, that is deposited in various organs of animals in certain diseases.

  2. a nonnitrogenous food consisting especially of starch.

adjective
  1. Also am·y·loi·dal [am-uh-loid-l] /ˌæm əˈlɔɪd l/ . of, resembling, or containing amylum.

Origin of amyloid

1
First recorded in 1855–60; amyl- + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for amyloid

amyloid

/ (ˈæmɪˌlɔɪd) /


noun
  1. pathol a complex protein resembling starch, deposited in tissues in some degenerative diseases

  2. any substance resembling starch

adjective
  1. starchlike

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Scientific definitions for amyloid

amyloid

[ ămə-loid′ ]


Noun
  1. A hard waxy substance consisting of protein and polysaccharides that results from the degeneration of tissue and is deposited in organs or tissues of the body in various chronic diseases.

Adjective
  1. Starchlike.

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