Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amylaceous

/æmɪˈleɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amy-la-ceous
IPA: /æmɪˈleɪʃəs/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.

Dated

Example Sentences

"amylaceous grain"
"amylaceous particle"
"amylaceous substance"

Etymology

From Latin amylum (“starch”) + -aceous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: amylum
Suffix: aceous

Usage

Dated

Synonyms

starchlike amyloid amyloidal farinaceous

Rhymes With

gracious spacious cretaceous tenacious audacious gaseous herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious

Questions

How do you pronounce amylaceous?: The recorded pronunciation is /æmɪˈleɪʃəs/.
What does amylaceous mean?: Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
Where does amylaceous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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