diastatic

American  

[dahy-uh-stat-ik] / ˌdaɪ əˈstæt ɪk /

Also diastasic

adjective

1. Biochemistry.

   1. of or relating to diastase.

   2. having the properties of diastase.

      diastatic action.

2. Medicine/Medical, Physiology. of or relating to diastasis.

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Other Word Forms

• nondiastasic adjective
• nondiastatic adjective

Etymology

Origin of diastatic

First recorded in 1880–85, diastatic is from the Greek word diastatikós separative. See dia-, static

Example Sentences

Measure in the flour, then add salt, yeast and diastatic malt to the bowl, pressing tare after each addition.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Bertinet uses honey, Joseph soft light-brown sugar, Roden sugar, Cook's Illustrated malt syrup, and Baron Baking diastatic malt powder, which I have to order online.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2014

He states that it contains a peptic, and diastatic, as well as a tryptic ferment.

From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles

They contain diastase, and therefore aid the digestion of starch, but the diastatic power of most commercial extracts is negligible.

From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Briggs, Isaac George

These ferments may belong to either of the following well-recognised classes: proteolytic, diastatic, invertin, rennet.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)