diastase

[ dahy-uh-steys, -steyz ]

/ ˈdaɪ əˌsteɪs, -ˌsteɪz /

an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose, then dextrose, and is present in malt.

Origin of diastase

<French diastase (1833) <Greek diástasis;see diastasis, -ase

Words nearby diastase

diaschisis, diascope, diaspora, diaspore, diastalsis, diastase, diastasis, diastasuria, diastatic, diastem, diastema

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Example sentences from the Web for diastase

This again is affected by temperature in much the same way as diastase.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The distiller mixes the malt with warm water, whereupon the diastase commences the conversion of the starch of the grain.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
The diastase in the germinating seeds has the same chemical effect as malt—the starch is changed to sugar.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart
Fermentation by means of a soluble ferment or diastase, a phenomenon which may almost be called vital, is also a catalytic action.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc

This hydrolysis is brought about by the enzyme "diastase," which is present in the sprouting grain.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

British Dictionary definitions for diastase

diastase

/ (ˈdaɪəˌsteɪs, -ˌsteɪz) /

noun

any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse starch to maltose. They are present in germinated barley and in the pancreasSee also amylase

Derived forms of diastase

diastasic, adjective

Word Origin for diastase

C19: from French, from Greek diastasis a separation; see diastasis

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Medical definitions for diastase

diastase

[ dī′ə-stās′, -stāz′ ]

n.

An amylase or a mixture of amylases that converts starch to dextrin and maltose, is found in certain germinating grains such as malt, and is used to make soluble starches, to aid the digestion of starches, and to digest glycogen in histological sections.

单词	diastase
释义	diastase [ dahy-uh-steys, -steyz ] / ˈdaɪ əˌsteɪs, -ˌsteɪz / an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose, then dextrose, and is present in malt. Origin of diastase <French diastase (1833) <Greek diástasis;see diastasis, -ase Words nearby diastase diaschisis, diascope, diaspora, diaspore, diastalsis, diastase, diastasis, diastasuria, diastatic, diastem, diastema Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diastase This again is affected by temperature in much the same way as diastase. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various The distiller mixes the malt with warm water, whereupon the diastase commences the conversion of the starch of the grain. The Romance of War Inventions\|Thomas W. Corbin The diastase in the germinating seeds has the same chemical effect as malt—the starch is changed to sugar. Our Southern Highlanders\|Horace Kephart Fermentation by means of a soluble ferment or diastase, a phenomenon which may almost be called vital, is also a catalytic action. The Mechanism of Life\|Stphane Leduc This hydrolysis is brought about by the enzyme "diastase," which is present in the sprouting grain. The Chemistry of Plant Life\|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher British Dictionary definitions for diastase diastase / (ˈdaɪəˌsteɪs, -ˌsteɪz) / noun any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse starch to maltose. They are present in germinated barley and in the pancreasSee also amylase Derived forms of diastase diastasic, adjective Word Origin for diastase C19: from French, from Greek diastasis a separation; see diastasis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for diastase diastase [ dī′ə-stās′, -stāz′ ] n. An amylase or a mixture of amylases that converts starch to dextrin and maltose, is found in certain germinating grains such as malt, and is used to make soluble starches, to aid the digestion of starches, and to digest glycogen in histological sections. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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