amyloid

n. substance consisting largely of starch; deposits consisting of protein and polysaccharides which are formed by the degeneration of tissue (Pathology)

Amyloids are insoluble fibrous protein aggregations sharing specific structural traits.
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Amyloid /am·y·loid/ 1. starchlike; amylaceous. 2. the pathologic, extracellular, waxy, amorphous substance deposited in amyloidosis, being composed [more]Amyloid - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
(hypernym) starch, amylum
2. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
(hypernym) protein
(classification) pathology
Adjective
1. resembling starch
(synonym) starchlike, amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous
(similar) starchy

adj. amyloid, substance consisting largely of starch; deposits consisting of protein and polysaccharides which are formed by the degeneration of tissue (Pathology)