amylum

[ am-uh-luhm ]

/ ˈæm ə ləm /

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noun

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Origin of amylum

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

Words nearby amylum

amylopsin, amylorrhea, amylose, amylosuria, amyl propionate, amylum, amyluria, Amyntor, amyoesthesia, amyoplasia, amyoplasia congenita

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How to use amylum in a sentence

There are two lateral, discoid, brown chromatophores, each of which possesses a central amylum granule.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole|Gary N. Calkins
Brown chromatophores may or may not be arranged radially about a central amylum granule.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole|Gary N. Calkins
Chromatophores of brown or green colors present and usually grouped radially about a central amylum granule.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole|Gary N. Calkins
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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Medical definitions for amylum

amylum

[ ăm′ə-ləm ]

starch