Paramylon

noun

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Noun

1
A carbohydrate similar to starch, synthesized along with starch by the chloroplasts found in Euglena.

Synonyms

paramyl paramylum

Etymology

From para- and Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”).

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