saccharification

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noun

sac·​char·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion sə-ˌker-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the process of breaking a complex carbohydrate (such as starch or cellulose) into its monosaccharide components

saccharify

sə-ˈker-ə-ˌfī 

sa-

transitive verb

saccharify

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transitive verb

sac·​chari·​fy səˈkarəˌfī 

saˈkar-, 

ˈsakər-

-ed/-ing/-es

: to hydrolyze (a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate) into a simple soluble fermentable sugar (as glucose or maltose) compare dextrinize

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

International Scientific Vocabulary sacchar- + -fy

First Known Use

Noun

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for saccharification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization

Medical Definition

saccharification

noun

sac·​char·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion sə-ˌkar-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the process of breaking a complex carbohydrate (as starch) into simple sugars

saccharify

sə-ˈkar-ə-ˌfī, sa- 

transitive verb

saccharified; saccharifying