amylolysis

[ am-uh-lol-uh-sis ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. the conversion of starch into sugar.

Origin of amylolysis

1
First recorded in 1885–90; amylo- + -lysis

Other words from amylolysis

  • am·y·lo·lyt·ic [am-uh-loh-lit-ik], /ˌæm ə loʊˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for amylolysis

amylolysis

/ (ˌæmɪˈlɒlɪsɪs) /


noun
  1. the conversion of starch into sugar

Derived forms of amylolysis

  • amylolytic (əˌmaɪləʊˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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