Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A proteid substance found as a deposit in certain diseased organs and tissues of the body.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Physiol. Chem.) A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc.

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  • noun biochemistry A protein found in tissues affected with amyloid degeneration. It is insoluble in nearly all reagents, is not acted upon by gastric juice, and is not readily subject to putrefaction.

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