saccharify

[suh-kar-uh-fahy, sak-er-uh-fahy]

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verb (used with object), sac·char·i·fied, sac·char·i·fy·ing.

to convert (starch) into sugar.

Origin of saccharify

First recorded in 1830–40; sacchar- + -ify

Related formssac·char·i·fi·ca·tion

[suh-kar-uh-fi-key-shuh n] /səˌkær ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounsac·char·i·fi·er, noun

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Historical Examples

The mass is now left to saccharify; the stirrer being operated at intervals throughout this period.
A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products
F. B. Wright
The whole is then stirred energetically and left to saccharify for three or four hours.
A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products
F. B. Wright

British Dictionary definitions for saccharify

saccharify

saccharize or saccharise (ˈsækəˌraɪz)

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to convert (starch) into sugar

Derived Formssaccharification or saccharization or saccharisation, noun

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Examples from the Web for saccharify

Historical Examples

The mass is now left to saccharify; the stirrer being operated at intervals throughout this period.

The whole is then stirred energetically and left to saccharify for three or four hours.

saccharify

saccharize or saccharise (ˈsækəˌraɪz)

Origin of saccharify