"amylose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amyloses [plural]
Etymology: amyl- + -ose Etymology templates: {{confix|en|amyl|ose}} amyl- + -ose Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} amylose (countable and uncountable, plural amyloses)
  1. (biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Carbohydrates Related terms: amylase, amylin, amyloid Coordinate_terms: amylopectin Translations (soluble form of starch): amilosa [feminine] (Catalan), amilozo (Esperanto), amylose [feminine] (French), Amylose [feminine] (German), मांडधु (māṇḍdhu) (Hindi), amilóz (Hungarian), amalós [masculine] (Irish), amilosio [masculine] (Italian), मांडधु (māṇḍdhu) (Marathi), मांडधु (māṇḍadhu) (Nepali), amyloza [feminine] (Polish), amilose [feminine] (Portuguese), amilosa [feminine] (Spanish), amylos [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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