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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase. uncountable
2. 2
   conversion of starch to sugar wordnet

Synonyms

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amylose hydrolysischemical hydrolysisnon enzymatic hydrolysisstarch hydrolysis

Antonyms

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condensationpolymerizationsynthesis

Etymology

From amylo- + -lysis.