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saccharic acid
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saccharify
sac·char·i·fy [ sə kárrə f, sa kárrə f ] (past and past participle sac·char·i·fied, present participle sac·char·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular sac·char·i·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
convert substance into sugar: to convert a starch into simple sugars
[Mid-19th century. <saccharine]

sac·char·i·fi·ca·tion [ sə kàrrəfə káysh'n, sa kàrrəfə káysh'n ] noun
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