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Word: amyloid (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Containing or resembling starch
  • mycology Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent.

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Noun:

  • Any of various starchlike substances.
  • A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.

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