saccharize
[ sak-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈsæk əˌraɪz /
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verb (used with object), sac·cha·rized, sac·cha·riz·ing.
to convert into sugar; saccharify.
to convert (the starches in grain) to fermentable sugars during mashing.
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Also especially British, sac·cha·rise .
OTHER WORDS FROM saccharize
sac·cha·ri·za·tion, nounWords nearby saccharize
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