/tuy"euh lin/ , n. Biochem.
an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose. Also called salivary amylase .
[ 1835-45; ptýal ( on ) spittle, saliva + -IN 2 ]
/tuy"euh lin/ , n. Biochem.
an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose. Also called salivary amylase .
[ 1835-45; ptýal ( on ) spittle, saliva + -IN 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012