Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ptyalin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ptyalin
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτύαλον (ptúalon, “saliva”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πτύαλον

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ptyalins (plural)

Questions

What does ptyalin mean?: A form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin.
Where does ptyalin come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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