Paramylum

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

  Paramylum \Par*am"y*lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + ?
     starch.] (Chem.)
     A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum
     formed on the surface of stagnant water.
     [1913 Webster]