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amylolytic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amylolysis \Am`y*lol"y*sis\, n. [Amylum + Gr ? a loosing.] (Chem.) The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes. -- {Am`y*lo*lyt"ic}, a. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amylolytic \Am`y*lo*ly"tic\, a. [Gr. ? starch + ? solvent; ? to dissolve.] (Physiol.) Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as an amylolytic ferment. --Foster. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amylolytic adj : of or related to the process of amylolysis
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