Amyloid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmæɡən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈamɪlˌɔɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈamɪlˌɔɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmæɡən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

starchlike amyloidal amylaceous farinaceous

Parts of Speech

noun	a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
noun	(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
adjective	resembling starch

Word Forms

amyloid	adjective	resembling starch
amyloidal	adjective	resembling starch
amyloid	noun	a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

amyloïde

une substance alimentaire non azotée constituée principalement d'amidon ; toute substance ressemblant à de l'amidon

🇪🇸Spanish

amiloide

una sustancia alimenticia no nitrogenada compuesta principalmente de almidón; cualquier sustancia parecida al almidón

🇮🇹Italian

amiloide

una sostanza alimentare non azotata costituita principalmente da amido; qualsiasi sostanza simile all'amido

🇳🇱Dutch

amyloïde

een niet-stikstofhoudende voedingssubstantie die voornamelijk uit zetmeel bestaat; elke stof die op zetmeel lijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

amilóide

uma substância alimentar não azotada constituída principalmente por amido; qualquer substância parecida com amido

🇷🇺Russian

амилоид

безазотистый пищевой продукт, состоящий главным образом из крахмала; любое вещество, напоминающее крахмал

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलफ़

एक गैर नाइट्रोजनयुक्त खाद्य पदार्थ जिसमें मुख्यतः स्टार्च होता है; स्टार्च जैसा कोई भी पदार्थ

🇮🇳Tamil

அமிலாய்டு

முக்கியமாக ஸ்டார்ச் கொண்ட நைட்ரஜன் அல்லாத உணவுப் பொருள்; மாவுச்சத்தை ஒத்த எந்தப் பொருளும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అమిలాయిడ్

ప్రధానంగా స్టార్చ్‌తో కూడిన నైట్రోజన్ లేని ఆహార పదార్థం; పిండి పదార్ధాన్ని పోలి ఉండే ఏదైనా పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Gujarati

એમીલોઇડ

બિન-નાઈટ્રોજનયુક્ત ખાદ્ય પદાર્થ જેમાં મુખ્યત્વે સ્ટાર્ચનો સમાવેશ થાય છે; સ્ટાર્ચ જેવો કોઈપણ પદાર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮಿಲಾಯ್ಡ್

ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪಿಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಾರಜನಕವಲ್ಲದ ಆಹಾರ ಪದಾರ್ಥ; ಪಿಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിലോയിഡ്

പ്രധാനമായും അന്നജം അടങ്ങിയ നൈട്രജൻ അല്ലാത്ത ഭക്ഷ്യവസ്തു; അന്നജവുമായി സാമ്യമുള്ള ഏതെങ്കിലും പദാർത്ഥം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

淀粉样蛋白

主要由淀粉组成的非含氮食品；任何类似淀粉的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

アミロイド

主にデンプンからなる非窒素性食品物質。でんぷんに似た物質

🇰🇷Korean

아밀로이드

주로 전분으로 구성된 비질소 식품 물질; 전분과 유사한 물질

🇹🇭Thai

อะไมลอยด์

สารอาหารที่ไม่ใช่ไนโตรเจนซึ่งประกอบด้วยแป้งเป็นส่วนใหญ่ สารใดๆ ที่มีลักษณะคล้ายแป้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

amiloid

bahan pangan bukan nitrogen yang terutama terdiri dari pati; zat apa pun yang menyerupai pati

🇲🇾Malay

amiloid

bahan makanan bukan nitrogen yang terdiri terutamanya daripada kanji; sebarang bahan yang menyerupai kanji

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اميلويد

مادة غذائية غير نيتروجينية تتكون أساساً من النشا؛ أي مادة تشبه النشا

🇮🇷Persian

آمیلوئید

یک ماده غذایی غیر نیتروژن دار که عمدتاً از نشاسته تشکیل شده است. هر ماده ای شبیه نشاسته

🇹🇷Turkish

amiloid

esas olarak nişastadan oluşan nitrojensiz bir gıda maddesi; nişastaya benzeyen herhangi bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

עמילואיד

חומר מזון לא חנקני המורכב בעיקר מעמילן; כל חומר הדומה לעמילן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'amyloid'?

The primary meaning of 'amyloid' is 'a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch'.

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Using 'amyloid' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'amyloid' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'amyloid' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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