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ptyalin

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pty=a=lin

CIDE DICTIONARY

ptyalinn. [Gr. spittle. See Ptyalism.].
     An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ptyalin, n. an enzyme which hydrolyses certain carbohydrates and is found in the saliva of humans and some other animals.

Etymology
Gk ptualon spittle

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