a. Phys. [mod. f. Gr. ἄμυλ-ον starch + λυτικ-ός solvent, f. λύ-ειν το dissolve.] Effecting the conversion of starch into dextrine and sugar.

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1881.  Athenæum, 14 May, 658/2. ‘On the Estimation of the Amylolitic and Proteolytic Activity of Pancreatic Extracts,’ by W. Roberts.

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