Dictionary Check: amyloid

"amyloid" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

resembling starch

noun

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

noun

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

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