saccharinize

English

Etymology

saccharine +‎ -ize

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

• saccharinization