Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amylolysis \Am`y*lol"y*sis\, n. [Amylum + Gr. ? a loosing.]
   (Chem.)
   The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins
   and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes. --
   {Am`y*lo*lyt"ic}, a.

Source : WordNet®

amylolysis
     n : conversion of starch to sugar