saccharify
[ suh-kar-uh-fahy, sak-er-uh-fahy ]
/ səˈkær əˌfaɪ, ˈsæk ər əˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), sac·char·i·fied, sac·char·i·fy·ing.
to convert (starch) into sugar.
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OTHER WORDS FROM saccharify
sac·char·i·fi·ca·tion [suh-kar-uh-fi-key-shuhn], /səˌkær ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounsac·char·i·fi·er, nounWords nearby saccharify
saccharate, saccharic, saccharic acid, saccharide, sacchariferous, saccharify, saccharimeter, saccharimetry, saccharin, saccharine, saccharize
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How to use saccharify in a sentence
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.
British Dictionary definitions for saccharify
saccharify
saccharize or saccharise (ˈsækəˌraɪz)
/ (sæˈkærɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr) to convert (starch) into sugar
Derived forms of saccharify
saccharification or saccharization or saccharisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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