diastase
n. செரிமானத்துக்கு இன்றியமையாது உதவும் முறையில் மாச்சத்தினைச் சர்க்கரையாக்கும் காடிப்பொருள்.
Di"a*stase, n. Etym: [Gr. diastase. Cf. Diastasis.] (Physiol. Chem.) Defn: A soluble, nitrogenous ferment, capable of converting starch and dextrin into sugar. Note: The name is more particularly applied to that ferment formed during the germination of grain, as in the malting of barley; but it is also occasionally used to designate the amylolytic ferment contained in animal fluids, as in the saliva.