saccharification

noun

The hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides to form simple sugars.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

nounsaccharification (countable and uncountable, plural saccharifications)

plural saccharifications

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryThe hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides to form simple sugars.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 糖化
  • 糖化 (tánghuà)hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
French saccharification, saccarification
  • saccharificationhydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
  • saccarificationhydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
German Verzuckerung
  • Verzuckerunghydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
Italian saccarificazione
  • saccarificazionehydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
Japanese 糖化
  • 糖化 (tōka)hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
Korean 당화
  • 당화 (danghwa)hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
Russian сахарообразова́ние, оса́харивание
  • сахарообразова́ние (saxaroobrazovánije)hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
  • оса́харивание (osáxarivanije)hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
  • заса́харивание (zasáxarivanije)hydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
Spanish sacarificación
  • sacarificaciónhydrolysis of soluble polysaccharides
Cite this entry
APA

saccharification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharification

MLA

“saccharification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharification. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccharification,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharification.

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