amilase

See also: amílase

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch amylase.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /amiˈlasə/ [a.miˈla.sə]
  • Rhymes: -asə
  • Syllabification: a‧mi‧la‧se

Noun

amilasê (plural amilase-amilase)

  1. (biochemistry, botany, physiology) amylase: any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.miˈla.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.miˈla.ze/

Noun

amilase f (plural amilases)

  1. alternative form of amílase
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