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ami·din (am′i din′)

noun

Chem. a transparent, water-soluble substance made by heating starch in water; soluble starch

Etymology: Fr amid(on) < L amylum, starch (see amylum) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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