diastatic

Also di·a·sta·sic

[dahy-uh-stat-ik]

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.

Other Word Forms

• nondiastasic adjective
• nondiastatic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diastatic¹

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.

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Key diastatic enzymes include α-amylases.

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Germinating barley grains possess high diastatic power: that is, the combined ability of a complex of enzymes to mobilize fermentable sugars from starch.

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Diastatic malt powder can be used in place of sugar in Detroit’s pizza dough to help give the dough a better rise; a heavy dose of malt syrup gives the Quad Cities dough a decidedly rich flavor, forming the base for a pizza that also features tomato sauce and finely ground sausage, both distinctively spiced to form layers of flavor.

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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.

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