Starch or a starch-like substance, especially as found in plants.
From Greek a- (without) + mylos (mill), referring to the fine powder that doesn't need grinding. The term originally described the finely powdered starch substance extracted from grains and roots.
Before we had chemistry, people called starch 'amydon' because they were amazed that this white powder didn't need to be ground further—it was already perfectly fine in its raw form!
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