Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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amylum | Yes | No | No | No |
polysaccharide | Yes | No | No | No |
amylum (noun) | polysaccharide (noun) |
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a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules |