amylaceous

[ am-uh-ley-shuhs ]

adjective

1. of the nature of starch; starchy.

amylaceous

/ ˌæmɪˈleɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of or resembling starch

Word History and Origins

Origin of amylaceous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; amyl- + -aceous

Example Sentences

For this purpose physiologists prefer the fatty to the amylaceous varieties of diet.

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The bones, being heavier than the amylaceous substances, are to be found in the apex of the cone formed by the residue.

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It forms a nutritious and easily digested amylaceous food, being used in place of starch in some preparations of cocoa.

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For this purpose, almost every amylaceous vegetable at once plentiful and cheap has, in its turn, been eagerly appropriated.

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The meal or flour as imported in the form of a fine amylaceous powder.

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