English Explanatory Dictionary

paramylon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A carbohydrate similar to starch, synthesized along with starch by the chloroplasts found in Euglena.

Word forms

paramylon paramylons

Etymology

From para- and Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”).

Synonyms

paramyl paramylum
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