English Explanatory Dictionary

saccharinize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

saccharinize saccharinizes saccharinizing saccharinized

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. New Latin saccharon New Latin saccharum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English saccharine Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English saccharinize From saccharine + -ize.

Derived words

saccharinization
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