amylum
StarchStarch
/ˈæmɪləm/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Starch
More definitions
- a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
Origin
From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (mFrom Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
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Forms
plural: amylums| Singular | amylum |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles:starch
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedamyl
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable