See Also: amylo-(dictionary)
amylo-(medicine)
Amylo-(health)
Amylo-1,6-glucosidase(medicine)
amylo-1,4-1,6-glucantransferase(medicine)
Shrub(medicine)
shrub(1)(dictionary)
shrub(2)(dictionary)
shrub(dictionary)
shrub(encyclopedia)

amylo- (iou) and Shrub (medicine)


amylo- (iou)



amylo- combining form of Latin amylum starch, or of AMYL: see -O-.
amylo'barbitone noun a narcotic and sedative barbiturate, 5-ethyl-5-isopentyl-barbituric acid; (a proprietary name for the drug is AMYTAL): M20.
amy'lolysis noun the breakdown of starch to sugars L19.
amylo'lytic adjective of or pertaining to amylolysis L19.
amylo'pectin noun the amorphous form of starch, consisting of branched polysaccharide chains E20.
amy'lopsin noun a pancreatic enzyme which converts starch to sugars L19.
amylose noun the crystallizable form of starch, consisting of long unbranched polysaccharide chains L19.

Shrub (medicine)


shrub


A woody plant less than 5 metres (approx. 15 feet) high, either without a distinct main main stem, or with branches persisting on the main main stem almost to its base.