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Saccharase
- noun - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
Saccharate
- - A salt of saccharic acid. (b) In a wider sense, a compound of saccharose, or any similar carbohydrate, with such bases as the oxides of calcium, barium, or lead; a sucrate.
Saccharide
- noun - an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
Saccharify
- verb - convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate
- sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
Saccharins
- noun - a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
Saccharize
- - To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.
Saccharone
- - A white crystalline substance, C6H8O6, obtained by the oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of saccharonic acid. (b) An oily liquid, C6H10O2, obtained by the reduction of saccharin.
Saccharose
- noun - a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent