Overview of noun amyloid

The noun amyloid has 2 senses

• amyloid -- (a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch)


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

Overview of adj amyloid

The adj amyloid has 1 sense

• starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous -- (resembling starch)