Amylose Definition
ămə-lōs, -lōz
noun
The inner portion of a starch granule, consisting of relatively soluble polysaccharides having an unbranched, linear, or spiral structure.
American Heritage
The inner, water-soluble content of starch.
Webster's New World
A polysaccharide, such as starch or cellulose.
American Heritage
Any of a group of complex carbohydrates of the general formula (C6H10O5)n, as cellulose or starch, which are converted by hydrolysis into two or more simple sugars.
Webster's New World
A linear, unbranched polysaccharide that is one of the two main components, along with amylopectin, of starches.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Amylose
Noun
Singular:
amylose
Plural:
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