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Amyloid

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Starchy 84% connected

Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.

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Starchy 84% connected

Consisting of starch; resembling starch; stiff; precise.

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Protein 76% connected

A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.

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Starch 76% connected

Stiff; precise; rigid.

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Amylaceous 74% connected

Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.

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Amylaceous 74% connected

Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.

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Amylaceous 92% connected

Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.

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Amyloidal 92% connected

Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.

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Farinaceous 92% connected

Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous diet.

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Messenger RNA noun · 86% connection

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