saccharify

/sakˈɑːɹɪfˌaɪ/

/sækˈɑːɹɪfˌaɪ/

[verb]

to saccharify

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

sweeten with sugar

synonyms : sugar

convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate

Examples

1. So interesting in fact, that this guy, Jokichi Takamine, who's a chemist born in 1854, thought that he could commercialize it to not just saccharify-- the process of turning starch into sugar is called saccharification-- not just to saccharify rice, but barley too.

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