amyloid
/æmə,lɔɪd/
adjectivenoun
7 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
NOUNResembling starch.
1
A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch.
2
(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue.
WORD FORMS
Related formamyloidal
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinamyloidway
Starts & ends withA … D
Syllablesam · y · loid
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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