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Amyloid

see synonyms of amyloid

Noun

1. amyloid

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

2. amyloid

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

Adjective

3. amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike

resembling starch

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Amyloid

see synonyms of amyloid
noun
1. pathology
a complex protein resembling starch, deposited in tissues in some degenerative diseases
2. 
any substance resembling starch
adjective
3. 
starchlike

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Amyloid

see synonyms of amyloid
noun
1. 
a starchy food or substance
2. 
a nearly transparent, waxy deposit resulting from degeneration of bodily tissues: a complex protein

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Amyloid

see synonyms of amyloid
n.
1. A starchlike substance.
2.
a. An insoluble, fibrous structure consisting chiefly of an aggregation of proteins arranged in beta sheets, forming extracellular deposits in organs or tissues and characteristic of certain diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
b. The substance that makes up such a structure.
adj.
1. Starchlike.
2. Being or related to proteinaceous amyloid: amyloid plaque.

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