amylum

The definition of amylum is another word for starch.

(noun)

An example of a food that contains amylum is the potato.

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See amylum in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Chem. starch

Origin: L < Gr amylon, starch, short for amylon (aleuron), (meal) not ground at the mill < a-, not + mylē, mill

See amylum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Starch.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek amulon, starch

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter of amulos, not ground at a mill

Origin: : a-, not; see a-1

Origin: + mulē, mill; see melə- in Indo-European roots

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