amylum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæmɪləm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am′ə ləm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
am•y•lum  (am′ə ləm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. starch (def. 1).
  • Greek ámylon starch. See amylo-
  • Latin
  • 1550–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
amylum / ˈæmɪləm/
  1. another name for starch2
Etymology: Latin, from Greek amulon fine meal, starch, from amulos not ground at the mill, from a-1 + mulē mill
'amylum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amidin - amyl - amylo- - amyloid - starch

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