DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
amyloid
/'æmə,lɔɪd/ · æməlɔɪd
Amyloid has 3 syllables: am · y · loid.
am
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y
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loid
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adjective. Resembling starch.
noun. A non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch.
noun. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue.
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