Synonyms & related words for amylose

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of amylose. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to amylose

Explore words related to amylose — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include amylopectin, dextrin, polysaccharide, hexosan, raffinose, hemicellulose, pentosan, cellobiose. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does amylose come from?

The word amylose breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: amyl, from Greek amylon (“starch”); and -ose, from Latin -ose (“sugar, carbohydrate”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.