Etymograph

English

glucoamylase

From gluco- + amylase.

A compound of gluco- + amylase

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλυκύς ‘sweet’

English gluco-

Today it means

noun Any enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside bond in starches and dextrins

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / glucoamylase