amylasenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæm.ɪ.leɪz/us/ˈæm.ə.leɪz/specializedan enzyme (= a chemical substance made by living cells) in saliva, plants, and in the pancreas that helps change starch into sugar
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Biochemistry
- adipose
- adrenalin
- amino acid
- arnica
- beta-carotene
- chlorophyll
- fatty acid
- flavonoid
- fructose
- histamine
- jute
- lanolin
- oestrogen
- phloem
- phototropism
- polysaccharide
- protease
- resin
- tannin
- xylem
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