amylase
amylase · amylases
амілаза
амилаза
Amylase
Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut…Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.
/ˈæmɪleɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.
egg yolk amylase
Amylase
амила́заamiláza
амілазаamilaza
More definitions
- any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch:
Русский
By meaning 1
enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
enzyme, present in saliva, that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch:
Origin
From amyl- + -ase.From amyl- + -ase.
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Forms
plural: amylasesWord family
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