Amylum
/ˈæmɪləm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 starch uncountable, usually
- 2 a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles wordnet
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From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).