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English

Etymology

From amyl +? -oid.

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.

Translations

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

Derived terms

• amyloidity

Translations

See also

• dextrinoid
• inamyloid
• nonamyloid
• pseudoamyloid

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amylo?i?t/

Adjective

amyloid (comparative amyloider, superlative am amyloidesten)

1. amyloid

Declension

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.m??l?.it/

Noun

amyloid m inan

1. (medicine) amyloid (protein compound)

Declension

Related terms

• amyloidoza

Further reading

• amyloid in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

From amyloid +? -in.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æm.?l.?n/

Noun

amylin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) The dextrin of starch.
2. (biochemistry) A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles.

Translations

References

• “amylin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Milyan, aminyl, mainly