AMYLASE

amylase

(noun) any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar

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Noun

amylase (countable and uncountable, plural amylases)

(enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.

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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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