Meanings
verbsaccharify (third-person singular simple present saccharifies, present participle saccharifying, simple past and past participle saccharified)
present singular third person saccharifies · participle present saccharifying · participle past saccharified · past saccharified
- transitivebiochemistryTo convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 糖化
- 糖化 (tánghuà)convert soluble polysaccharides
French saccharifier
- saccharifierconvert soluble polysaccharides
German verzuckern
- verzuckernconvert soluble polysaccharides
Greek σακχαροποιώ
- σακχαροποιώ (sakcharopoió)convert soluble polysaccharides
Italian saccarificare
- saccarificareconvert soluble polysaccharides
Japanese 糖化する
- 糖化する (tōka suru)convert soluble polysaccharides
Korean 당화하다
- 당화하다 (danghwa-hada)convert soluble polysaccharides
Romanian zaharifica
- zaharificaconvert soluble polysaccharides
Russian превраща́ть в са́хар, заса́харивать
- превраща́ть в са́хар (prevraščátʹ v sáxar)convert soluble polysaccharides
- заса́харивать (zasáxarivatʹ)convert soluble polysaccharides
Spanish sacarificar
- sacarificarconvert soluble polysaccharides
Cite this entry
APA
saccharify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharify
MLA
“saccharify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharify. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccharify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharify.
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