Term: amyloid
Origin: Anc Greek
άμυλον/amylon(=starch) >α/a(privative, “not”) + μύλη/myle(=millstone) because this hydrocarbonate (eg from potatoes) was not ground at the mill as bread flour but it was ground by hand using water or milk.
-οειδής/oides(-oid) > είδος/edos(=type, form)
Definition
- (noun) a starchlike substance.
- (adjective) resembling starch
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