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amyl (of or pertaining to starch) adjective | amílicoadjective |
amyl alcohol [amyl alcohols] (any of the isomers of pentanol) noun | álcool amíliconoun |
amylaceous (pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch) adjective [UK: ˌamɪlˈeɪʃəs] [US: ˌæmɪlˈeɪʃəs] | amiláceoadjective |
amylase [amylases] (enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch) noun [UK: ˈamɪlˌeɪz] [US: ˈæmɪlˌeɪz] | amilasenoun amílasenoun |
amylin noun [UK: ˈæ.mə.ˌlɪn] [US: ˈæ.mə.ˌlɪn] | amilinanoun |
amylinomimetic (drug that mimics the action of amylin) noun | amilinomiméticonoun |
amylocaine (a synthetic local anesthetic) noun | amilocaínanoun estovaínanoun |
amyloglucosidase (a form of amylase used industrially to produce sugars from starches) noun | amiloglucosidasenoun |
amyloid (containing or resembling starch) adjective [UK: ˈæ.mə.ˈlɔɪd] [US: ˈæ.mə.ˈlɔɪd] | amiloideadjective |
amyloid (misfolded proteins that disrupt normal organ function) noun [UK: ˈæ.mə.ˈlɔɪd] [US: ˈæ.mə.ˈlɔɪd] | amiloidenoun |
amyloidogenic adjective | amiloidogénicoadjective amiloidogênicoadjective |
amyloidosis [amyloidoses] (group of disorders) noun | amiloidosenoun |
amyloidotic (pertaining to amyloidosis) adjective | amiloidóticoadjective |
amylolysis (conversion of starch into sugar) noun | amilólisenoun |
amylolytic (relating to amylolysis) adjective | amilolíticoadjective |
amylopectin (insoluble form of starch) noun [UK: ˈamɪlˌəʊpktɪn] [US: ˈæmɪlˌoʊpktɪn] | amilopectinanoun |
amylophagia (pathologic desire to eat excessive starch) noun | amilofagianoun |
amyloplast (leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin) noun | amiloplastonoun |
amylopsin (pancreatic form of amylase) noun | amilopsinanoun |
amylose (soluble form of starch) noun [UK: ˈamɪlˌəʊs] [US: ˈæmɪlˌoʊs] | amilosenoun |