Meaning Of The Word Amylase

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Amylase? Find Amylase meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Amylase Meaning

Amylase Definition
Amylase Definition

What's The Definition Of Amylase?

amylase in American English
an enzyme that helps change starch into sugar: it is found in saliva, pancreatic juice, etc.
noun: any of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose

amylase in British English
noun: any of several enzymes that hydrolyse starch and glycogen to simple sugars, such as glucose. They are present in saliva

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Deter ‐ to keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation)…
  • Jerkier ‐ adjective: characterized by jerks; spasmodic…
  • Puddling ‐ the process of working clay, etc. into a puddle…
  • Transverse axis ‐ noun: the axis of a hyperbola that passes through…
  • In calf ‐ pregnant
  • Unconjunctive ‐ adjective: unable to…
  • Cryptorchidism ‐ a congenital condition in which one or both testicles…
  • COWPS ‐ abbreviation: Council on Wage and Price…
  • Sidepiece ‐ a piece forming or attached to the side of something…
  • Amora ‐ noun: one of a group of Jewish scholars, active…