Ptyalin

[taiәlin]

Definition

(noun.) an amylase secreted in saliva.

Edited by Erna--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.

Edited by Ahmed

Definition

n. the nitrogenous essential principle of saliva.—v.i. Pty′alise to salivate.—n. Pty′alism salivation.—adj. Ptyalogog′ic.—ns. Ptyal′ogogue Ptys′magogue a medicine which causes salivation.

Edited by Fred