paramylon

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From para- and Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”).

Noun[edit]

paramylon (plural paramylons)

  1. (biochemistry) A carbohydrate similar to starch, synthesized along with starch by the chloroplasts found in Euglena.
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