saccharinize

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verb

To make saccharine; as, especially, to lyse starch (polysaccharides) into sugars (oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides).

OriginEnglish saccharine ← New Latin saccharum ← Latin saccharon →
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Meanings

verbsaccharinize (third-person singular simple present saccharinizes, present participle saccharinizing, simple past and past participle saccharinized)

present singular third person saccharinizes · participle present saccharinizing · participle past saccharinized · past saccharinized

  1. transitiveTo make saccharine; as, especially, to lyse starch (polysaccharides) into sugars (oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides).

Origin

  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

From saccharine + -ize.

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APA

saccharinize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharinize

MLA

“saccharinize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharinize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saccharinize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saccharinize.

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