PTYALIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ptyalin mean? 

• PTYALIN (noun)
  The noun PTYALIN has 1 sense:

1. an amylase secreted in saliva

  Familiarity information: PTYALIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PTYALIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An amylase secreted in saliva

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ptyalin" is a kind of...):

amylase (any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar)

Holonyms ("ptyalin" is a substance of...):

saliva; spit; spittle (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)