Definitions for amylase

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amylase am·yl·ase

Spelling: [am-uh-leys, -leyz]

IPA: /ˈæm əˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz/

Amylase is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 186 anagrams from letters in amylase (aaelmsy).

Definitions for amylase

noun

1. any of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose.
2. any of several digestive enzymes that break down starches.

Origin of amylase

First recorded in 1890-95; amyl- + -ase

Examples for amylase

The influence of small amounts of asparagine in enormously increasing the hydrolytic effect of amylase is an example.

amylase: removal of starch (paste), small in proportion to begin with.