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diastatic

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[dahy-uh-stat-ik] / ˌdaɪ əˈstæt ɪk /

Also diastasic

adjective

Biochemistry.
1. of or relating to diastase.
2. having the properties of diastase.
  
  diastatic action.
Medicine/Medical, Physiology. of or relating to diastasis.

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Origin of diastatic

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

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