Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., same as
emulsin .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A ferment resembling diastase, found in bitter almonds. Cf.
amygdalin , andemulsin .
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- noun chemistry
Emulsin .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek συναπτός (sunaptos, "joined together, continuous") + -ase.
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