ptyalin

1. 1.

   an amylase secreted in saliva

   Broaderamylase

Other forms of ptyalin

plural

ptyalins·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ptyalin

What does ptyalin mean?

ptyalin means "an amylase secreted in saliva".

How many syllables are in ptyalin?

ptyalin has 2 syllables: ptya-lin. The stress falls on "ptya".

Is ptyalin a common word?

ptyalin is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.