diastatic

[ dahy-uh-stat-ik ]
/ ˌdaɪ əˈstæt ɪk /

adjective

Biochemistry.
  1. of or relating to diastase.
  2. having the properties of diastase: diastatic action.
Medicine/Medical, Physiology. of or relating to diastasis.
Also di·a·sta·sic [dahy-uh-stey-sik] /ˌdaɪ əˈsteɪ sɪk/.

Origin of diastatic

First recorded in 1880–85, diastatic is from the Greek word diastatikós separative. See dia-, static

OTHER WORDS FROM diastatic

non·di·a·sta·sic, adjective non·di·a·stat·ic, adjective

Words nearby diastatic

diaspore, diastalsis, diastase, diastasis, diastasuria, diastatic, diastem, diastema, diastematocrania, diastematomyelia, diaster

Example sentences from the Web for diastatic

  • Yeast-juice contains glycogen and a diastatic enzyme which converts this into dextrins and finally into sugar.

    Alcoholic Fermentation |Arthur Harden

  • These ferments may belong to either of the following well-recognised classes: proteolytic, diastatic, invertin, rennet.

    The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre

  • This destroys any diastatic ferment present in the serum and partially sterilises the fluid.

    The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre

  • No special study has been made of the diastatic enzymes which bring about the hydrolysis of these substances.

    Alcoholic Fermentation |Arthur Harden

Medical definitions for diastatic

diastatic
[ dī′ə-stăt′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to diastasis.
Relating to a diastase.