amylolysis

[ am-uh-lol-uh-sis ]
/ ˌæm əˈlɒl ə sɪs /

noun Biochemistry.

the conversion of starch into sugar.

Origin of amylolysis

First recorded in 1885–90; amylo- + -lysis

OTHER WORDS FROM amylolysis

am·y·lo·lyt·ic [am-uh-loh-lit-ik] /ˌæm ə loʊˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby amylolysis

amyloid degeneration, amyloid kidney, amyloid nephrosis, amyloid tumor, amyloidosis, amylolysis, amylopectin, amylopectinosis, amyloplast, amylopsin, amylorrhea

British Dictionary definitions for amylolysis

amylolysis
/ (ˌæmɪˈlɒlɪsɪs) /

noun

the conversion of starch into sugar

Derived forms of amylolysis

amylolytic (əˌmaɪləʊˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for amylolysis

amylolysis
[ ăm′ə-lŏl′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The conversion of starch to sugars by the action of enzymes or acids.

Other words from amylolysis

am′y•lo•lyt′ic (-lō-lĭt′ĭk) adj.