Search Result:amyloid
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋæmIˏlɒId 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊæmilɒid 〕
Overview of noun amyloid
The noun amyloid has 2 senses
- amyloid -- (a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch)
- amyloid -- ((pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue)
Overview of adj amyloid
The adj amyloid has 1 sense
- starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous -- (resembling starch)