Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amylohydrolytic

/æmɪləʊˌhaɪdrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amy-lo-hy-drolyt-ic
IPA: /æmɪləʊˌhaɪdrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the hydrolysis of starch.

Example Sentences

"Young germinating plants are able to liquefy and assimilate starch. [...] Observations on germinating maize showed that the whole plant, with the exception of the root, excreted an amylohydrolytic enzyme."
"Brown and Escombe subjected the work of Brown and Morris to a re-investigation which resulted in a demonstration of both a cytohydrolytic and an amylohydrolytic capacity in the aleurone cells of barley. They were, however, unable to demonstrate an amylohydrolytic capacity for the amyliferous cells."
"However, only comparative studies of proteolytic and amylohydrolytic digestive activities may reveal the ability of fish to use carbohydrates and the many sources of proteins."

Etymology

From amylo- + hydrolytic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /æmɪləʊˌhaɪdrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/

Inflected Forms

more amylohydrolytic (comparative) most amylohydrolytic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

amylohydrolysis

Rhymes With

superchondritic arvanitic taymanitic ethiosemitic helicitic

Questions

How do you pronounce amylohydrolytic?: The recorded pronunciation is /æmɪləʊˌhaɪdrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/.
What does amylohydrolytic mean?: Of or pertaining to the hydrolysis of starch.
Where does amylohydrolytic come from?: From amylo- + hydrolytic.

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