Another term for starch itself, or a starch-derived substance used in manufacturing or medicine.
From Greek amylon (starch), literally meaning 'not ground at a mill,' from an- (not) + mylos (mill); ancient term describing the fine powder.
The word amylon takes us back to ancient Greece where they distinguished between coarsely ground flour and the fine starch powder left behind—the 'unground' part that was actually the most refined product.
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