diastase

English

Etymology

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).

Translations

enzyme which catalyses the breakdown of starch into maltose

• Finnish: diastaasi
• French: diastase (fr) f
• Hungarian: diasztáz
• Italian: maltina f, diastasi (it) f

French

Noun

diastase f (plural diastases)

1. diastasis

Further reading

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