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Diastatic   Listen
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Diastatic  adj.  (Physiol. Chem.) Relating to diastase; having the properties of diastase; effecting the conversion of starch into sugar. "The influence of acids and alkalies on the diastatic action of saliva."





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... ferments or enzymes during the course of their growth, as evidenced by the liquefaction of gelatine, the clotting of milk, etc. These ferments may belong to either of the following well-recognised classes: proteolytic, diastatic, invertin, rennet. ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre


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