amyloid

amyloid

See also: Amyloid

English

Etymology

    From amyl + -oid.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈæmɪlɔɪd/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    amyloid (plural amyloids)

    1. A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
    2. Any of various starchlike substances.

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    Adjective

    amyloid (comparative more amyloid, superlative most amyloid)

    1. Containing or resembling starch.
    2. (mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent.

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    German

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    amyloid (strong nominative masculine singular amyloider, comparative amyloider, superlative am amyloidesten)

    1. amyloid

    Declension

    Polish

    Etymology

      From amyl + -oid. First attested in 1852.[1]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /a.mɘˈlɔ.it/
      • Audio 1:(file)
      • Audio 2:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ɔit
      • Syllabification: a‧my‧lo‧id

      Noun

      amyloid m inan

      1. (medicine, biochemistry) amyloid (protein compound)
        złogi amyloiduamyloid deposits

      Declension

      References

      1. ^ Szymon Fabian (1852), Farmacya. T. 1, Początki botaniki i zoologii, chemia organiczna i farmakognozya[1] (in Polish), page 61

      Further reading

      • amyloid”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
      • amyloid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego