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amygdalus communis amara |
amyl |
amyl alcohol |
amyl nitrate |
amyl nitrite |
amylaceous
| amylase
| amylate
| amylene
| amylic
| amylobacter
amylaceous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective amylaceous has 1 sense
- amylaceous(s = adj.all) amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous, starchlike - resembling starch; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
amylaceous, a. [L. amylum starch, Gr. . See Amidin.].
Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
amylaceous
Semiliquidity
N semiliquidity, stickiness, viscidity, viscosity, gummosity, glutinosity, mucosity, spissitude, crassitude, lentor, adhesiveness, inspissation, incrassation, thickening, jelly, mucilage, gelatin, gluten, carlock, fish glue, ichthyocol, ichthycolla, isinglass, mucus, phlegm, goo, pituite, lava, glair, starch, gluten, albumen, milk, cream, protein, treacle, gum, size, glue (tenacity), wax, beeswax, emulsion, soup, squash, mud, slush, slime, ooze, moisture, marsh, semifluid, semiliquid, tremellose, half melted, half frozen, milky, muddy, lacteal, lactean, lacteous, lactescent, lactiferous, emulsive, curdled, thick, succulent, uliginous, gelatinous, albuminous, mucilaginous, glutinous, glutenous, gelatin, mastic, amylaceous, ropy, clammy, clotted, viscid, viscous, sticky, tacky, gooey, slab, slabby, lentous, pituitous, mucid, muculent, mucous, gummy.
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