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ptyalin Definition

ptya·lin (ə lin)

noun

an amylase in the saliva of humans and some other animals that converts starch into various dextrins and maltose

Etymology: < Gr ptyalon, spittle < ptyein, to spit (of echoic orig.) + -in

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