Etymology

saccharinization

Today it means: The act or process of saccharinizing; as, especially, the lysis of starch (polysaccharides) into sugars (oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides), mainly as catalyzed by amylases. Full definition →

English saccharinize ← New Latin saccharum ← Latin saccharon
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Palisakkharā
  6. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  7. Latinsaccharon
  8. New Latinsaccharum
  9. Englishsaccharine
  10. Englishsaccharinize
  11. English todaysaccharinization

From saccharinize + -ation.

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