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sac⋅char⋅i⋅fy

  [suh-kar-uh-fahy, sak-er-uh-fahy]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
to convert (starch) into sugar.
Origin:
1830–40; sacchar- + -ify

Related forms:
sac⋅char⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion  [suh-kar-uh-fi-key-shuhn] , noun
sac⋅char⋅i⋅fi⋅er, noun
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sac·char·i·fy   (sə-kār'ə-fī', sā-)   
tr.v.   sac·char·i·fied, sac·char·i·fy·ing, sac·char·i·fies
To convert (starch, for example) into sugar.
sac·char'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
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Main Entry: sac·char·i·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: s&-"kar-&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process ofbreaking a complex carbohydrate (as starch or cellulose) into simple sugars —sac·char·i·fy /s&-'kar-&-"fI, sa-/ transitive verb -fied; -fy·ing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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