Definition of Ptyalin

1. Noun. An amylase secreted in saliva.

Substance meronyms: Saliva, Spit, Spittle
Generic synonyms: Amylase

Definition of Ptyalin

1. n. An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.

Definition of Ptyalin

1. a salivary enzyme [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptyalin

Ptolemy
Ptolemy I
Ptolemy II
ptomain
ptomaine
ptomaines
ptomaine poisoning
ptomainic
ptomains
ptooey
ptoses
ptosis
ptotic
PTSD
ptui
ptyalin (current term)
ptyalins
ptyalise
ptyalised
ptyalises
ptyalism
ptyalisms
ptyalith
ptyalize
ptyalized
ptyalizes
Ptyas
Ptyas mucosus
Ptychozoon
Ptychozoon homalocephalum

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