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.

Amylolytic \Am`y*lo*ly"tic\, a. [Gr. ? starch + ? solvent; ? to
   dissolve.] (Physiol.)
   Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and
   sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. --Foster.

Source : WordNet®

amylolytic
     adj : of or related to the process of amylolysis