diastase

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.

Ancient Greek διά (diá)

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-)

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti

Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)

English diastase

From Ancient Greek διάστασις (diástasis, “separation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪəsteɪz/

Noun

diastase (plural diastases)

1. (biochemistry) Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose; mostly amylases (α-amylase and β-amylase).

Derived terms

• diastasic
• diastatic

Translations

enzyme which catalyses the breakdown of starch into maltose

• Catalan: diastasa f
• Finnish: diastaasi
• French: diastase (fr) f
• Hungarian: diasztáz (hu)
• Italian: maltina f, diastasi (it) f
• Russian: диаста́за (ru) f (diastáza)
• Spanish: diastasa f
• Ukrainian: ді́астаза f (díastaza)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djas.taz/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

diastase f (plural diastases)

1. diastasis

Further reading

• “diastase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012