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
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
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
