amylolytic, a. Phys.
(ˌæmɪləʊˈlɪtɪk)
[mod. f. Gr. ἄµυλ-ον starch + λυτικ-ός solvent, f. λύ-ειν to dissolve.]
Effecting the conversion of starch into dextrine and sugar.
| 1876 Foster Phys. ii. i. (1879) 217 The amylolitic action of Saliva. 1881 Athenæum 14 May 658/2 The Amylolytic and Proteolytic Activity of Pancreatic Extracts. |