digestant

digestant
1. Aiding digestion. 2. An agent that favors or assists the process of digestion. SYN: digestive (2).

* * *

di·ges·tant -'jes-tənt n a substance (as an enzyme) that digests or aids in digestion compare DIGESTIVE (1)

* * *

di·ges·tant (di-jesґtənt) 1. assisting or stimulating digestion. 2. an agent that assists or stimulates digestion.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • digestant — /di jes teuhnt, duy /, n. Pharm. a substance that promotes digestion. [1870 75; DIGEST + ANT] * * * …   Universalium

  • digestant — n. digestive aid adj. of the digestive process or system …   English contemporary dictionary

  • digestant — di·ges·tant …   English syllables

  • digestant — /dəˈdʒɛstənt/ (say duh jestuhnt), /daɪ / (say duy ) noun a medicinal agent that promotes digestion …  

  • digestant — də̇ˈjestənt, dīˈ noun ( s) : digestive 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • digestive — 1. Relating to digestion. 2. SYN: digestant (2). * * * di·ges·tive jes tiv n 1) something that aids digestion esp. of food compare DIGESTANT 2) a substance which promotes suppuration digestive adj …   Medical dictionary

  • papain — pa·pa·in pə pā ən, pī n a crystallizable protease in the juice of the green fruit of the papaya obtained usu. as a brownish powder and used chiefly as a tenderizer for meat and in medicine as a digestant and as a topical agent in the debridement… …   Medical dictionary

  • papain — /peuh pay in, puy in/, n. 1. Biochem. a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya. 2. Pharm. a commercial preparation of this used as a meat tenderizer and in medicine as a digestant. [1885 90; PAPA(YA) + IN2] * * *… …   Universalium

  • Taka-diastase — SYN: α amylase. * * * Taka Di·a·stase tä kə dī ə .stās trademark used for an enzyme preparation obtained from a mold of the genus Aspergillus (A. oryzae) and used chiefly as a starch digestant * * * Ta·ka di·as·tase (tahґkah di″əs… …   Medical dictionary

  • deoxycholic acid — 7 D.; 3α,12α dihydroxy 5β cholanic acid; a bile acid and choleretic; used in biochemical preparations as a detergent. * * * de·oxy·cho·lic acid (.)dē .äk sē .kō lik or des·oxy·cho·lic acid .des n a crystalline acid C24H40O4 found esp. in bile and …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”