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diastatic
[ dahy-uh-stat-ik ]
adjective
- Biochemistry.
- of or relating to diastase.
- having the properties of diastase:
diastatic action.
- Medicine/Medical, Physiology. of or relating to diastasis.
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Other Words From
- nondi·a·stasic adjective
- nondi·a·static adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diastatic1
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Example Sentences
These ferments may belong to either of the following well-recognised classes: proteolytic, diastatic, invertin, rennet.
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This destroys any diastatic ferment present in the serum and partially sterilises the fluid.
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The peculiar and very active diastatic ferment of pancreatic juice converts starch into sugar very readily.
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The saliva no doubt sometimes possesses a feeble diastatic power, although abundant in amount.
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Yeast-juice contains glycogen and a diastatic enzyme which converts this into dextrins and finally into sugar.
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