English
amylite
amyl + -ite
Formed from amyl + -ite
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
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Ancient Greek μύλη ‘mill’
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος ‘not ground at the mill: finely ground (of meal)’
Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον
Latin amylum ‘starch’
English amyl
Today it means
noun The skeleton of starch granules, composed of amylodextrin.
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Etymograph / amylite