saccharify
[ suh-kar-uh-fahy, sak-er-uh-fahy ]
/ səˈkær əˌfaɪ, ˈsæk ər əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), sac·char·i·fied, sac·char·i·fy·ing.
to convert (starch) into sugar.
OTHER WORDS FROM saccharify
sac·char·i·fi·ca·tion [suh-kar-uh-fi-key-shuh n] /səˌkær ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun sac·char·i·fi·er, nounWords nearby saccharify
saccharate,
saccharic,
saccharic acid,
saccharide,
sacchariferous,
saccharify,
saccharimeter,
saccharimetry,
saccharin,
saccharine,
saccharize
Example sentences from the Web for saccharify
The whole is then stirred energetically and left to saccharify for three or four hours.
The mass is now left to saccharify; the stirrer being operated at intervals throughout this period.
British Dictionary definitions for saccharify
saccharify
saccharize or saccharise (ˈsækəˌraɪz)
/ (sæˈkærɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
(tr)
to convert (starch) into sugar