Amylose

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

  Amylose \Am`y*lose"\, n. (Chem.)
     One of the starch group {(C6H10O5)n} of the carbohydrates;
     as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.
     [1913 Webster]