saccharolyticadj.
/ˌsakərəʊˈlɪtɪk/ Biochemistry.
Of or pertaining to the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates; able to effect this.
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saccharolytic1908
1908 Jrnl. Med. Res. 18 86 Bacillus coli showed but a weak sugar-splitting power, the saccharolytic action ceasing after twenty-four and sometimes after eighteen hours.
1928 L. E. H. Whitby Med. Bacteriol. xv. 154 Saccharolytic organisms are so-called on account of their marked power of producing acid and gas in a carbohydrate medium.
1975 R. R. Gillies Lect. Notes Med. Microbiol. xiv. 81 The six antigenically distinct types show variation in their saccharolytic and proteolytic activities.
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