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saccharify

sac·char·i·fy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-kar-uh-fahy, sak-er-uh-fahy]
    • /səˈkær əˌfaɪ, ˈsæk ər əˌfaɪ/
    • /səˈk.æ.rɪ.faɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-kar-uh-fahy, sak-er-uh-fahy]
    • /səˈkær əˌfaɪ, ˈsæk ər əˌfaɪ/

Definitions of saccharify word

  • verb with object saccharify to convert (starch) into sugar. 1
  • verb saccharify to convert (starch) into sugar 0
  • verb transitive saccharify to convert (starch or dextrin) into sugar, as by chemical means 0

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Origin of saccharify

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; sacchar- + -ify

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Parts of speech for Saccharify

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

saccharify popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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