saccharification
(ˌsækərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)
[Noun of action f. next.]
The natural process by which starch and gum become converted into sugar.
| 1839 Ure Dict. Arts 456 The vinous fermentation precedes the saccharification. 1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts Ser. ii. 12/2 Three principal methods of effecting the saccharification were in use. |