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amylolysis

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am⋅y⋅lol⋅y⋅sis

  [am-uh-lol-uh-sis]
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–noun Biochemistry.
the conversion of starch into sugar.
Origin:
1885–90; amylo- + -lysis

Related forms:
am⋅y⋅lo⋅lyt⋅ic  [am-uh-loh-lit-ik] , adjective
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am·y·lol·y·sis   (ām'ə-lŏl'ĭ-sĭs)   
n.  Conversion of starch to sugars by the action of enzymes or acids.
am'y·lo·lyt'ic (-lō-lĭt'ĭk) adj.
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amylolysis am·y·lol·y·sis (ām'ə-lŏl'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The conversion of starch to sugars by the action of enzymes or acids.

am'y·lo·lyt'ic (-lō-lĭt'ĭk) adj.

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