Usually means: Enzyme in saliva that digests starch.
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  3. ptyalin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. ptyalin: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. ptyalin: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  12. Ptyalin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  14. ptyalin: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
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  16. Ptyalin: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. ptyalin: FreeDictionary.org
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Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. ptyalin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. GASTROLAB Digestive Dictionary (No longer online)
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  1. Anthropology dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (ptyalin)

noun:  (biochemistry) A form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin.

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