zoamylin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) and amylin. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “please confirm this”)

Noun[edit]

zoamylin (uncountable)

  1. (biology, archaic) The amorphous amylaceous matter contained in the vertebrate and invertebrate foetal tissues.
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