Meanings
nounamylose (countable and uncountable, plural amyloses)
plural amyloses
- countableuncountablebiochemistryThe soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
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Translations
Catalan amilosa
- amilosasoluble form of starch
Chinese Mandarin 直鏈澱粉 /直链淀粉
- 直鏈澱粉 /直链淀粉 (zhíliàndiànfěn)soluble form of starch
Esperanto amilozo
- amilozosoluble form of starch
Finnish amyloosi
- amyloosisoluble form of starch
French amylose
- amylosesoluble form of starch
German Amylose
- Amylosesoluble form of starch
Hindi मांडधु
- मांडधु (māṇḍdhu)soluble form of starch
Hungarian amilóz
- amilózsoluble form of starch
Irish amalós
- amalóssoluble form of starch
Italian amilosio
- amilosiosoluble form of starch
Polish amyloza
- amylozasoluble form of starch
Portuguese amilose
- amilosesoluble form of starch
Russian амило́за
- амило́за (amilóza)soluble form of starch
Spanish amilosa
- amilosasoluble form of starch
Swedish amylos
- amylossoluble form of starch
Ukrainian аміло́за
- аміло́за (amilóza)soluble form of starch
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Cite this entry
APA
amylose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylose
MLA
“amylose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amylose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylose.
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