amylum

[ am-uh-luh m ]

/ ˈæm ə ləm /

noun

Words nearby amylum

amyloplast, amylopsin, amylorrhea, amylose, amylosuria, amylum, amyluria, amyntor, amyoesthesia, amyoplasia, amyoplasia congenita

Origin of amylum

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

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Examples from the Web for amylum

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
Amylaceous, Amyloid, composed of starch (amylum), or starch-like.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for amylum

amylum

/ (ˈæmɪləm) /

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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Medicine definitions for amylum

amylum

[ ăm′ə-ləm ]

n.

starch