Par‐am″y‐lum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. παρά beside + � starch.] (Chem.) A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.