See Also: diastase(medicine)
diastase(dictionary)
Taka-diastase(medicine)
Taka-diastase(dictionary)

permeabilize (iou) and diastase (iou)


permeabilize (iou)



permeabilize verb trans. Also permeabilise. L20.
[formed as PERMEABLE + -IZE.]
Biology. Make permeable. Freq. as permeabilized ppl adjective.
permeabili'zation noun L20.

diastase (iou)



diastase noun. M19.
[formed as DIASTASIS. Cf. -ASE.]
Biochemistry. An amylase, esp. one that hydrolyses starch to maltose and is present in seeds and the pancreas.
dia'static adjective pertaining to or of the Nature of diastase L19.
dia'statically adverb as diastase L19.