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sacchariferous

[ sak-uh-rif-er-uhs ]

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. containing or yielding sugar.


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Origin of sacchariferous1

First recorded in 1750–60; sacchar- + -i- + -ferous
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Example Sentences

The maximum in both area and yield have by no means been reached, while in recent years a large number of sacchariferous plants have attracted the attention of various investigators throughout the sugar world, and this will in all probability lead to a new source of supply.

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There is a greater consumption of sugar each year which necessitates greater production either through larger areas, heavier yields, or its manufacture from other sacchariferous plants.

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There is practically no limit to the number of sacchariferous plants one might name in the Tropics and subtropics, but many of these do not contain a sufficient percentage of sucrose, or else they contain such a high percentage of impurities that the low yield of sugar and the high cost of manufacture make their use unprofitable.

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Associated words: sacchariferous, dextrine, sorghum, saccharify, saccharimeter, saccharimetry, saccharin, saccharoid, saccharize. suggest, v. allude to, hint, intimate, insinuate, propose, recommend. suggestion, n. intimation, hint, allusion, proposal, instance, insinuation. suicide, n. self-murder, self-destruction; self-murderer, felo-de-se. suit, n. wooing, courtship, addresses; prosecution, action, lawsuit; retinue, suite; petition, solicitation, entreaty, request.

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Adj. sweet; saccharine, sacchariferous†; dulcet, candied, honied†, luscious, lush, nectarious†, melliferous†; sweetened &c. v.. sweet as a nut, sweet as sugar, sweet as honey. sickly sweet.

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