amylolysis Biochem.
(æmɪˈlɒlɪsɪs)
[f. amylo- + lysis; cf. amylolytic a.]
The conversion of starch into soluble products by the action of enzymes.
| 1890 Billings Med. Dict. 1909 Practitioner Dec. 818 The contents [of the stomach] showed deficient amylolysis. |