- starch-splitting
- starch-splitting расщепляющий крахмал
English-Russian biology dictionary. 2015.
English-Russian biology dictionary. 2015.
malt — /mawlt/, n. 1. germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling. 2. any alcoholic beverage, as beer, ale, or malt liquor, fermented from malt. 3. whisky, as Scotch, that is distilled entirely from malted barley. 4. See malted milk … Universalium
saliva — A clear, tasteless, odorless, slightly acid (pH 6.8) viscid fluid, consisting of the secretion from the parotid, sublingual, and submandibular salivary glands and the mucous glands of the oral cavity; its function … Medical dictionary
dairy product — Introduction milk and any of the foods made from milk, including butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and condensed and dried milk. Milk has been used by humans since the beginning of recorded time to provide both fresh and storable… … Universalium
saliva — noun Etymology: Latin Date: 15th century a slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch splitting enzyme (as ptyalin) that is secreted into the mouth by salivary glands, lubricates ingested food, and often… … New Collegiate Dictionary
alpha amylase — A starch splitting enzyme obtained from a nonpathogenic bacterium of the Bacillus subtilis class, used in the treatment of inflammatory conditions and edema of soft tissues associated with traumatic injury; its therapeutic usefulness has not been … Medical dictionary
metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism … Universalium
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
photosynthesis — photosynthetic /foh teuh sin thet ik/, adj. photosynthetically, adv. /foh teuh sin theuh sis/, n. Biol., Biochem. (esp. in plants) the synthesis of complex organic materials, esp. carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts,… … Universalium
digestion — digestional, adj. /di jes cheuhn, duy /, n. 1. the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for… … Universalium
Sago — is a starch extracted from the pith inside stems of the sago palm Metroxylon sagu . Sago forms a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas where it is called sagu and traditionally is cooked and eaten in the form of … Wikipedia
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium