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amylogen

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[uh-mil-uh-juhn, -jen] / əˈmɪl ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

Chemistry.

the water-soluble part of a starch granule.

Etymology

Origin of amylogen

First recorded in 1875–80; amylo- + -gen

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