Hypertext Webster Gateway: "amylolytic"

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) 1.7 (wn)

amylolytic
adj : of or related to the process of amylolysis


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