Amyloid

a.	1.	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 degeneration or lardaceous degeneration.
n.	1.	A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.
	2.	(Med.) The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.

Noun	1.	amyloid - a nonnitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
	2.	amyloid - (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue
Adj.	1.	amyloid - resembling starch Synonyms: amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike

amylaceous, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike, starchy