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saccharify
[ suh-kar-uh-fahy, sak-er-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
, sac·char·i·fied, sac·char·i·fy·ing.
- to convert (starch) into sugar.
saccharify
/ ˈsækəˌraɪz; sæˈkærɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- tr to convert (starch) into sugar
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Derived Forms
- sacˌcharifiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From
- sac·char·i·fi·ca·tion [s, uh, -kar-, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- sac·chari·fier noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of saccharify1
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Example Sentences
The mass is now left to saccharify; the stirrer being operated at intervals throughout this period.
From Project Gutenberg
The whole is then stirred energetically and left to saccharify for three or four hours.
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