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- US Pronunciation
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- [am-uh-leys, -leyz]
- /ˈæm əˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz/
- /ˈamɪlˌeɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [am-uh-leys, -leyz]
- /ˈæm əˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz/
Definitions of amylase word
- noun amylase any of several enzymes that hydrolyse starch and glycogen to simple sugars, such as glucose. They are present in saliva 3
- noun amylase an enzyme that helps change starch into sugar: it is found in saliva, pancreatic juice, etc. 3
- noun amylase any of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose. 1
- noun amylase any of several digestive enzymes that break down starches. 1
- noun amylase An enzyme, found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid, that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars. 1
- noun amylase digestive enzyme 1
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Origin of amylase
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; amyl- + -ase
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Parts of speech for Amylase
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
amylase popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
amylase usage trend in Literature
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- what kind of molecule is amylase?
- what does amylase break down?
- what does salivary amylase break down?
- what is salivary amylase?
- what is the substrate for amylase?
- where is amylase produced?
- what is the function of amylase?
- what does amylase do?
- where is amylase found?
- what does amylase digest?
- why will salivary amylase not break down proteins?
- what organ produces amylase?
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