amylum

[am-uh-luh m]

noun

starch(def 1).

Origin of amylum

1550–60; < Latin < Greek ámylon starch. See amylo-

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Examples from the Web for amylum

Historical Examples of amylum

Amylaceous, Amyloid, composed of starch (amylum), or starch-like.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
Of the latter, all such must be avoided which contain a large percentage of amylum.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II
Various

British Dictionary definitions for amylum

amylum

noun

another name for starch (def. 2)

Word Origin for amylum

Latin, from Greek amulon fine meal, starch, from amulos not ground at the mill, from a- 1 + mulē mill

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amylum in Medicine

amylum

[ăm′ə-ləm]

starch