amylase

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	enzyme,
definition	:	any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	ptyalin,
definition	:	an amylase secreted in saliva (noun.substance)