amyloid

/ˈæmɪlˌɔɪd/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. resembling starch

noun

1. a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch
2. (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

Synonyms for amyloid

• starchlike
• amylaceous
• amyloidal
• farinaceous
• starchy

Words that rhyme with amyloid

• void
• avoid
• mongoloid
• celluloid
• adenoid
• annoyed
• asteroid
• destroyed
• employed
• factoid
• ovoid
• paranoid
• sigmoid
• sinusoid
• steroid
• unemployed
• alkaloid
• android
• corticosteroid
• devoid
• hemorrhoid
• humanoid
• lymphoid
• overjoyed
• rheumatoid
• rhizoid
• spheroid
• unalloyed
• underemployed
• ackroyd