Lexic.us

Definition of Amylum

1. Noun. A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.

Definition of Amylum

1. Noun. starch ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amylum

1. starch [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amylum

1. Storage carbohydrate of plants, consisting of amylose (a linear _(1-4) glucan) and amylopectin (an _(1-4) glucan with _(1-6) branch points). Present as starch grains in plastids, especially in amyloplasts and chloroplasts. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Amylum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig, John Blyth (1863)
"... at different periods of growth— The amylum of the palm—Motion of sap in plants—Drain, ... amylum ..."

2. An Introduction to the Chemistry of Plant Products by Paul Haas, Thomas George Hill (1917)
"Starch or amylum. Starch is one of the most widely distributed substances in the vegetable kingdom; it may be found in green leaves as a temporary reserve ..."

3. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig, John Blyth (1863)
"Beech leaves and asparagus, their ash-constituents at different periods of growth— The amylum of the ..."

4. A Manual of materia medica and pharmacology: Comprising All Organic and by David Marvel Reynolds Culbreth (1906)
"amylum. STARCH, CORN STARCH. Zea } 1. The fresh styles and stigmas. Mays, Linni. J 2. The starch grains obtained from the fruit. Sy*. ..."

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