amyloid

adjective

  1. 1

    resembling starch

noun

  1. 1

    (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

  2. 2

    a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

Synonyms

Also useful for “amyloid”:Unscrambler