amyloid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
  2. noun (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
  3. adjective resembling starch

Etymology

From amyl + -oid.

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