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saccharize

[sak-uh-rahyz]

sac·cha·rize

[sak-uh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), -rized, -riz·ing.
1.
to convert into sugar; saccharify.
2.
to convert (the starches in grain) to fermentable sugars during mashing.
Also, especially British, sac·cha·rise.


Origin:
1755–65; sacchar- + -ize

sac·cha·ri·za·tion, noun
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saccharify, saccharize or saccharise (sæˈkærɪˌfaɪ, ˈsækəˌraɪz)
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to convert (starch) into sugar
 
saccharize, saccharize or saccharise
 
vb
 
saccharise, saccharize or saccharise
 
vb
 
saccharifi'cation, saccharize or saccharise
 
n
 
sacchari'zation, saccharize or saccharise
 
n
 
sacchari'sation, saccharize or saccharise
 
n

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