amilase

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch amylase. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /amiˈlasə/ [a.miˈla.sə] Rhymes: -asə Syllabification: a‧mi‧la‧se === Noun === amilasê (plural amilase-amilase) (biochemistry, botany, physiology) amylase: any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose === Further reading === “amilase”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === amilase f (plural amilases) alternative form of amílase === Further reading === “amilase”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “amilase”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026