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- noun Alternative form of
ptyalin .
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Examples
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As it was so copiously excited, and as seeds not rarely adhere to the leaves of naturally growing plants, it occurred to me that the glands might perhaps have the power of secreting a ferment, like ptyaline, capable of dissolving starch; so
Insectivorous Plants Charles Darwin 1845
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It is an albuminous substance, and is believed to replace the ptyaline of saliva.
Insectivorous Plants Charles Darwin 1845
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