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amylum

amylum

9.9
A plant starch found in foods like corn and potatoes
  • noun
  • /ˈæmɪləm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : almidón
  • Corn and potatoes are both rich in amylum, making them important sources of energy worldwide.

Examples

  • The textile industry sometimes uses amylum as a stiffening agent for fabrics.

  • Potato amylum can be extracted for various uses.

  • Chemically, amylum is classified as a polysaccharide, consisting of many glucose units.

  • Corn amylum is widely used in food production.

  • Corn and potatoes are both rich in amylum, making them important sources of energy worldwide.

  • The textile industry sometimes uses amylum as a stiffening agent for fabrics.

  • Corn amylum is widely used in food production.

Synonyms

starch
vsamylum
  • Specialized
19 2.4

A white plant substance found in potatoes and corn used for food and to make goods

emphasizes broad food and industrial use rather than sensory or color detail

Surface Forms

amylum singular
amyla plural

Etymology

Amylum comes from the old Greek word amylon, which combines a- 'not' and mylon 'meal'. A helpful way to remember it is that amylum means the fine, powdery 'starch' inside seeds and tubers, so the name points to the part that is not coarse 'meal'.