Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Amidin
Am′i-din
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
amidine
, fr. amido[GREEK]
starch, fr. L. amylum
, Gr. [GREEK] fine meal, neut. of [GREEK] not ground at the mill, – hence, of the finest meal; ἀ
priv. + [GREEK], [GREEK], mill. See Meal
.] (Chem.)
Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.