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Mucus vs Amylase - What's the difference?

mucus | amylase |

As nouns the difference between mucus and amylase

is that mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while amylase is any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.

mucus

English

(wikipedia mucus)

Noun

(-)
  • (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

    • Hyponyms

    * phlegm * rheum

    Derived terms

    * mucoid * mucoidal * mucous * mucilaginous

    Related terms

    * mucosa * mucositis

    amylase

    English

    (wikipedia amylase)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) Any of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.