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amylase definition

amyl·ase (am′ə lās′)

noun

an enzyme that helps change starch into sugar: it is found in saliva, pancreatic juice, etc.

Etymology: amyl(o)- + -ase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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