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Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.

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  1. a. Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.
  2. adj. resembling starch
  3. Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous degeneration.