diastase
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 8
Definition of diastase
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any one of a group of enzymes which catalyse the breakdown of starch into maltose; mostly amylases (α-amylase and β-amylase).
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase From Ancient Greek διάστασις (diástasis, “separation”).
Words you can make from diastase
147 playable · top: DISSEAT (8 pts)
Best play disseat 8 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
35 words- ADITS 6 pts
- AIDES 6 pts
- ASIDE 6 pts
- DATES 6 pts
- DEIST 6 pts
- DESIS 6 pts
- DIETS 6 pts
- DITAS 6 pts
- DITES 6 pts
- EDITS 6 pts
- IDEAS 6 pts
- SADES 6 pts
- SADIS 6 pts
- SAIDS 6 pts
- SATED 6 pts
- SIDES 6 pts
- SITED 6 pts
- STADE 6 pts
- STAID 6 pts
- STEAD 6 pts
- STIED 6 pts
- TASED 6 pts
- TIDES 6 pts
- TSADE 6 pts
- TSADI 6 pts
- ASSAI 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SATIS 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- TASES 5 pts
- TASSE 5 pts
4-letter words
44 words- ADIT 5 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- AIDS 5 pts
- DAIS 5 pts
- DATA 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DISS 5 pts
- DITA 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DITS 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- SADE 5 pts
- SADI 5 pts
- SAID 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- TADS 5 pts
- TEDS 5 pts
- TIDE 5 pts
- TIED 5 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- SETS 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SITS 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TASS 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- ADS 4 pts
- AID 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIS 4 pts
- DIT 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- IDS 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ESS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
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