Amyloid

[æmilɒid]

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

(noun.) a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch.

Typed by Jed--From WordNet

(a.) Alt. of Amyloidal

(n.) A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.

(n.) The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.

Edited by Christine

n. a half-gelatinous substance like starch found in some seeds.—adj. Amyloid′al.

Editor: Matt