- amylogenic
- Relating to amylogenesis.
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am·y·lo·gen·ic (am″ə-lo-jenґik) 1. producing starch. 2. of or pertaining to amylogenesis.
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amylogenic
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Amylogenic — Am y*lo*gen ic, a. 1. Of or pertaining to amylogen. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Forming starch; applied specif. to leucoplasts. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amyloplastic — Am y*lo*plas tic, a. [Amylum + plastic.] Starch forming; amylogenic. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amyloplast — A granule in the protoplasm of a plant cell that is the center of a starch forming process. SYN: amylogenic body. [amylo + G. plastos, formed] * * * am·y·lo·plast am ə lō .plast n a colorless starch forming plastid … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
a|myl|o|gen|ic — «uh MIHL uh JEHN ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with amylogen. 2. forming starch: »amylogenic leucoplasts … Useful english dictionary
