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diastase (n.)
enzyme or group of enzymes found in a seed and capable of converting starch into sugar, coined 1833, by Payen and Persoz from Greek
diastasis
"a seeting apart," from
dia-
"across" (see
dia-
) +
stasis
"a standing" (see
stasis
).
