Amidin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amidin \Am"i*din\, n. [Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido? starch, fr. L.
     amylum, Gr. ? fine meal, neut. of ? not ground at the mill,
     -- hence, of the finest meal; 'a priv. + ?, ?, mill. See
     {Meal}.] (Chem.)
     Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass,
     like horn. It is soluble in cold water.


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