n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ˌ ka-r ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1839
: the process of breaking a complex carbohydrate (as starch or cellulose) into its monosaccharide components
– sac · char · i · fy \ s ə - ' ka-r ə - ˌ f ī , sa- \ transitive verb