Associations to the word «Amylase»

Wiktionary

AMYLASE, noun. (enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.

Dictionary definition

AMYLASE, noun. Any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King