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diastasis
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diastasis [dī′as·tə·səs]
(medicine)
Any simple separation of parts normally joined together, as the separation of an epiphysis from the body of a bone without true fracture, or the dislocation of an amphiarthrosis.
(physiology)
The final phase of diastole, the phase of slow ventricular filling.


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He is working on a project at the school's Barley Malt Quality Lab to find out when the diastatic power of barley malt becomes a limiting factor in the amount of extract obtained in the wort, and the fermentability of that sweet wort.
In liquid or powdered form, diastatic malt is an ingredient appropriate for yeast leavened breads because it helps produce the sugar that feeds the yeast to make the dough rise.
A tip for bread bakers: Bake your bread without sugar by making your own diastatic malt powder.
 
 
 
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