Saccharize
verb (used with object), saccharized, saccharizing.
1.
to convert into sugar; saccharify.
2.
to convert (the starches in grain) to fermentable sugars during mashing.
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- Saccharo-
1. variant of sacchar- before a consonant: saccharometer. combining form 1. sugar: saccharomycete saccharo- or sacchar- pref. Sugar: saccharide.
- Saccharofarinaceous
[sak-uh-roh-far-uh-ney-shuh s] /ˌsæk ə roʊˌfær əˈneɪ ʃəs/ adjective 1. pertaining to or consisting of sugar and meal.
- Saccharoid
adjective, Geology. (of rock) 1. having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar. adjective 1. (geology) Also saccharoidal. having or designating a texture resembling that of loaf sugar: saccharoid marble noun 2. (biochem) any of a group of polysaccharides that remotely resemble sugars, but are not sweet and are often insoluble
- Saccharolactic-acid
[sak-uh-roh-lak-tik, sak-] /ˈsæk ə roʊˈlæk tɪk, ˌsæk-/ noun, Chemistry. 1. mucic acid.
- Saccharolytic
[sak-uh-roh-lit-ik] /ˌsæk ə roʊˈlɪt ɪk/ adjective, Chemistry. 1. of or causing the hydrolysis of sugars. saccharolytic sac·cha·ro·lyt·ic (sāk’ə-rō-lĭt’ĭk) adj. Capable of hydrolyzing or otherwise metabolizing a sugar molecule resulting in the production of energy.