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saccharify

American

[suh-kar-uh-fahy, sak-er-uh-fahy] / səˈkær əˌfaɪ, ˈsæk ər əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

saccharified, saccharifying

to convert (starch) into sugar.

saccharify British

/ sæˈkærɪˌfaɪ, ˈsækəˌraɪz /

verb

(tr) to convert (starch) into sugar

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Other Word Forms

saccharification noun
saccharifier noun

Etymology

Origin of saccharify

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

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