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Variant of diastase

diastase Definition

dia·stase (dī′ə stās′)

noun

a vegetable amylase enzyme, occurring in the seed of grains and malt, that is capable of changing starches into maltose and later into dextrose

Etymology: Fr < Gr diastasis, a separation < dia, apart + histanai, stand

Related Forms:

  • diastatic di′a·stat′ic (dī′ə stat′ik) adjective

Browse dictionary entries near diastatic

  1. ‹ diastase
  2. ‹ diaspore
  3. ‹ Diaspora
  4. ‹ Dias
  5. ‹ diary
  6. ‹ diarthrosis
  7. ‹ diarthroses
  8. ‹ diarrhoea
  9. ‹ diarrhetic
  10. ‹ diarrheic
  1. diastem ›
  2. diastema ›
  3. diastemata ›
  4. diastematic ›
  5. diaster ›
  6. diastole ›
  7. diastolic ›
  8. diastral ›
  9. diastrophic ›
  10. diastrophism ›