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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 intissues affected withamyloid degeneration . It isinsoluble in nearly allreagents , is not acted upon bygastric juice , and is not readily subject toputrefaction .
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