SACCHARIFY

saccharify

(verb) convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate

sugar, saccharify

(verb) sweeten with sugar; “sugar your tea”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

saccharify (third-person singular simple present saccharifies, present participle saccharifying, simple past and past participle saccharified)

(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars

Source: Wiktionary


Sac*char"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saccharified; p. pr. & vb. n. Saccharifing.] Etym: [L. saccharon sugar + -fy: cf. F. saccharifier.]

Definition: Toconvert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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