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1. (n.) amyloid
a waxy, translucent substance, composed primarily of protein fibers, that is deposited in various organs of animals in certain diseases.
2. amyloid
a nonnitrogenous food consisting esp. of starch.
3. (adj.) amyloid
of, resembling, or containing amylum.
Etymology: (1855–60)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) amyloid
a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
2. (adj) amyloid
(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
3. (adj) starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous
resembling starch
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) amyloid
alt. of Amyloidal
2. (noun) amyloid
a non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance
3. (noun) amyloid
the substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. amyloid
A type of extracellularly deposited substance composed of an amyloid protein and additional components including HEPARAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN; LAMININ; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; SERUM AMYLOID P-COMPONENT; and APOLIPOPROTEINS E which together form characteristic amyloid fibrils. The core of amyloid fibrils is formed by the stacking of overlapping beta-pleated sheet domains of the amyloid protein. There are many different amyloid proteins that have been found forming the core of the fibrils in vivo. However, amyloid can be formed from any protein that exposes beta-pleated strand conformations during unfolding or refolding. A common characteristic of amyloid is the ability to bind such dyes as CONGO RED and thioflavine.
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