amylo-

English

Alternative forms

• amyl- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin amylum (whence English amylum, amyl, and amyl-/amylo-).

Prefix

amylo-

1. starch

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with amylo-

amylocaine

amylogram

amylograph

amylohydrolase

amylohydrolytic

amylolysis

amylomaltase

amylopectin

amyloplast

amylopullulanase

amylosome

amylosphere

amylospheroid

amylostatin

Related terms

• amyl

Anagrams

• Maloy, loamy