Amylolysis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  amylolysis \am`y*lol"y*sis\ ([a^]m`[i^]*l[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.
     [Amylum + Gr. ly`sis a loosing.] (Chem.)
     The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins
     and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes. --
     {Am`y*lo*lyt"ic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amylolysis
       n : conversion of starch to sugar