amyloid

See also: Amyloid

English

Etymology

From amyl +‎ -oid.

Noun

amyloid (plural amyloids)

1. A waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
2. Any of various starchlike substances.

Derived terms

• amyloid beta
• amyloidogenesis
• amyloidogenic
• amyloidoma
• amyloidopathy
• amyloidophilic
• amyloidotropic
• antiamyloid
• preamyloid
• proamyloid

 

Translations

misfolded proteins that disrupt normal organ function

• Catalan: amiloide m
• Finnish: amyloidi
• Polish: amyloid m inan
• Portuguese: amiloide (pt) m
• Spanish: amiloide m

Adjective

amyloid (comparative more amyloid, superlative most amyloid)

1. Containing or resembling starch.
2. (mycology) Applied to a mushroom that turns blue-black upon application of Melzer's reagent

Derived terms

• amyloidity

Translations

containing or resembling starch

• Catalan: amiloide
• French: amyloïde (fr) m or f
• Portuguese: amiloide (pt)
• Spanish: amiloideo

turning blue-black

• Spanish: amiloideo

See also

• dextrinoid
• inamyloid
• nonamyloid
• pseudoamyloid

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amyloˈiːt/

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Adjective

amyloid (strong nominative masculine singular amyloider, comparative amyloider, superlative am amyloidesten)

1. amyloid

Declension

Positive forms of amyloid

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist amyloid	sie ist amyloid	es ist amyloid	sie sind amyloid
strong declension (without article)	nominative	amyloider	amyloide	amyloides	amyloide
	genitive	amyloiden	amyloider	amyloiden	amyloider
	dative	amyloidem	amyloider	amyloidem	amyloiden
	accusative	amyloiden	amyloide	amyloides	amyloide
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der amyloide	die amyloide	das amyloide	die amyloiden
	genitive	des amyloiden	der amyloiden	des amyloiden	der amyloiden
	dative	dem amyloiden	der amyloiden	dem amyloiden	den amyloiden
	accusative	den amyloiden	die amyloide	das amyloide	die amyloiden
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein amyloider	eine amyloide	ein amyloides	(keine) amyloiden
	genitive	eines amyloiden	einer amyloiden	eines amyloiden	(keiner) amyloiden
	dative	einem amyloiden	einer amyloiden	einem amyloiden	(keinen) amyloiden
	accusative	einen amyloiden	eine amyloide	ein amyloides	(keine) amyloiden

Comparative forms of amyloid

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist amyloider	sie ist amyloider	es ist amyloider	sie sind amyloider
strong declension (without article)	nominative	amyloiderer	amyloidere	amyloideres	amyloidere
	genitive	amyloideren	amyloiderer	amyloideren	amyloiderer
	dative	amyloiderem	amyloiderer	amyloiderem	amyloideren
	accusative	amyloideren	amyloidere	amyloideres	amyloidere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der amyloidere	die amyloidere	das amyloidere	die amyloideren
	genitive	des amyloideren	der amyloideren	des amyloideren	der amyloideren
	dative	dem amyloideren	der amyloideren	dem amyloideren	den amyloideren
	accusative	den amyloideren	die amyloidere	das amyloidere	die amyloideren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein amyloiderer	eine amyloidere	ein amyloideres	(keine) amyloideren
	genitive	eines amyloideren	einer amyloideren	eines amyloideren	(keiner) amyloideren
	dative	einem amyloideren	einer amyloideren	einem amyloideren	(keinen) amyloideren
	accusative	einen amyloideren	eine amyloidere	ein amyloideres	(keine) amyloideren

Superlative forms of amyloid

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am amyloidesten	sie ist am amyloidesten	es ist am amyloidesten	sie sind am amyloidesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	amyloidester	amyloideste	amyloidestes	amyloideste
	genitive	amyloidesten	amyloidester	amyloidesten	amyloidester
	dative	amyloidestem	amyloidester	amyloidestem	amyloidesten
	accusative	amyloidesten	amyloideste	amyloidestes	amyloideste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der amyloideste	die amyloideste	das amyloideste	die amyloidesten
	genitive	des amyloidesten	der amyloidesten	des amyloidesten	der amyloidesten
	dative	dem amyloidesten	der amyloidesten	dem amyloidesten	den amyloidesten
	accusative	den amyloidesten	die amyloideste	das amyloideste	die amyloidesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein amyloidester	eine amyloideste	ein amyloidestes	(keine) amyloidesten
	genitive	eines amyloidesten	einer amyloidesten	eines amyloidesten	(keiner) amyloidesten
	dative	einem amyloidesten	einer amyloidesten	einem amyloidesten	(keinen) amyloidesten
	accusative	einen amyloidesten	eine amyloideste	ein amyloidestes	(keine) amyloidesten

Polish

Etymology

From amyl +‎ -oid. First attested in 1852.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mɨˈlɔ.it/

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• Rhymes: -ɔit
• Syllabification: a‧my‧lo‧id

Noun

amyloid m inan

1. (medicine, biochemistry) amyloid (protein compound)

   złogi amyloidu ― amyloid deposits

Declension

Declension of amyloid

	singular	plural
nominative	amyloid	amyloidy
genitive	amyloidu	amyloidów
dative	amyloidowi	amyloidom
accusative	amyloid	amyloidy
instrumental	amyloidem	amyloidami
locative	amyloidzie	amyloidach
vocative	amyloidzie	amyloidy

Related terms

nouns

• amyl
• amylaza
• amylograf
• amyloidoza
• amylopektyna
• amyloplast
• amyloza

 

Further reading

• amyloid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• amyloid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego