See Also: saccharolytic(medicine)

accede (oh) and saccharolytic (medicine)


accede (oh)



accede to [accede to sth] phr v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: accedere, from ad- 'to' + cedere 'to go']
to agree to a demand, proposal etc, especially after first disagreeing with it
::the doctor's refusal to accede to his patient's request
if someone accedes to the throne, they become king or queen

saccharolytic (medicine)


saccharolytic


Capable of hydrolyzing or otherwise breaking down a sugar molecule.

Origin: saccharo-+ G. Lysis, loosening