amyloid

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

1. (noun) a  starchlike substance.
2. (adjective) resembling starch