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sac·char·i·fy
(sə-kăr′ə-fī′, să-)tr.v. sac·char·i·fied, sac·char·i·fy·ing, sac·char·i·fies
To convert (starch, for example) into sugar.
sac·char′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
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saccharify
(sæˈkærɪˌfaɪ) ;saccharize
orsaccharise
vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(Chemistry) (tr) to convert (starch) into sugar
sacˌcharifiˈcation ˌsacchariˈzation, ˌsacchariˈsation n
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saccharify
Past participle: saccharified
Gerund: saccharifying
| Imperative |
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| saccharify |
| saccharify |
| Present |
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| I saccharify |
| you saccharify |
| he/she/it saccharifies |
| we saccharify |
| you saccharify |
| they saccharify |
| Preterite |
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| I saccharified |
| you saccharified |
| he/she/it saccharified |
| we saccharified |
| you saccharified |
| they saccharified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am saccharifying |
| you are saccharifying |
| he/she/it is saccharifying |
| we are saccharifying |
| you are saccharifying |
| they are saccharifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have saccharified |
| you have saccharified |
| he/she/it has saccharified |
| we have saccharified |
| you have saccharified |
| they have saccharified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was saccharifying |
| you were saccharifying |
| he/she/it was saccharifying |
| we were saccharifying |
| you were saccharifying |
| they were saccharifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had saccharified |
| you had saccharified |
| he/she/it had saccharified |
| we had saccharified |
| you had saccharified |
| they had saccharified |
| Future |
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| I will saccharify |
| you will saccharify |
| he/she/it will saccharify |
| we will saccharify |
| you will saccharify |
| they will saccharify |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have saccharified |
| you will have saccharified |
| he/she/it will have saccharified |
| we will have saccharified |
| you will have saccharified |
| they will have saccharified |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be saccharifying |
| you will be saccharifying |
| he/she/it will be saccharifying |
| we will be saccharifying |
| you will be saccharifying |
| they will be saccharifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been saccharifying |
| you have been saccharifying |
| he/she/it has been saccharifying |
| we have been saccharifying |
| you have been saccharifying |
| they have been saccharifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been saccharifying |
| you will have been saccharifying |
| he/she/it will have been saccharifying |
| we will have been saccharifying |
| you will have been saccharifying |
| they will have been saccharifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been saccharifying |
| you had been saccharifying |
| he/she/it had been saccharifying |
| we had been saccharifying |
| you had been saccharifying |
| they had been saccharifying |
| Conditional |
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| I would saccharify |
| you would saccharify |
| he/she/it would saccharify |
| we would saccharify |
| you would saccharify |
| they would saccharify |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have saccharified |
| you would have saccharified |
| he/she/it would have saccharified |
| we would have saccharified |
| you would have saccharified |
| they would have saccharified |
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Verb 1. saccharify - sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
2. saccharify - convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate
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