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saccharify, v.|səˈkærɪfaɪ, ˈsækərɪfaɪ|
[f. med.L. sacchar-um sugar + -ify.]
trans. To convert (starch) into sugar.
1839Ure Dict. Arts 400 The best heat for saccharifying starch. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 273 The fluid may..saccharify starch and digest albumin and fibrin.
Hence saccharifying vbl. n. (in quot. attrib.). Also saccharifier (see quot.).
1839Ure Dict. Arts 456 This saccharifying process advances much quicker. 1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl., Saccharifier, an apparatus for treating grain and potatoes by steam under high pressure, for converting the starch into sugar previous to the alcoholic fermentation. |