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amylaceous

/æmɪˈleɪʃəs/

amylaceous adjective: pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.

Adjective

amylaceous (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
    • amylaceous grain
    • amylaceous particle

amylaceous meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

amylaceous in Tamil

அமிலேசுக்குரிய, மாப்பசையுள்ள, மாச்சத்துக்குரிய, மாச்சத்துப்போன்ற, மாச்சத்துக்கொண்ட

amylaceous in Bengali

শ্বেতসার সংক্রান্ত, শ্বেতসার জাতীয়, স্টার্চি

amylaceous in Kannada

ಹಿಟ್ಟಿರುವ, ಹಿಟ್ಟಂತಹ

Origin of amylaceous

From Latin amylum (“starch”) + -aceous.

Words that rhyme with amylaceous

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Questions about amylaceous

What does amylaceous mean?
Amylaceous means pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
What is amylaceous in Tamil?
Amylaceous in Tamil is அமிலேசுக்குரிய, மாப்பசையுள்ள, மாச்சத்துக்குரிய. See Amylaceous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amylaceous?
Amylaceous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce amylaceous?
Amylaceous is pronounced /æmɪˈleɪʃəs/.

Words near amylaceous in the dictionary

  1. amyl alcohol
  2. amyl alcohols
  3. amyl nitrate
  4. amyl nitrite
  5. amyl-
  6. amylaceous
  7. amylamine
  8. amylamines
  9. amylase
  10. amylases
  11. amylasic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amylaceous (page history and authors); amylaceous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amylaceous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amylaceous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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