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.

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 of saccharify

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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