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caramelization

caramelization noun: the process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.

Noun

caramelization (countable and uncountable, plural caramelizations)

  1. The process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
  2. The browning of sugars by heat.
    • Slowly cooking the onions will cause caramelization which will bring out the sweetness and give them a brown color.

Forms of caramelization

pluralcaramelizations
alternative formcaramelisation

Origin of caramelization

From caramel + -ization.

Questions about caramelization

What does caramelization mean?
Caramelization means the process that converts sugars into caramel; the process of caramelizing.
What part of speech is caramelization?
Caramelization is a noun.
What is the plural of caramelization?
The plural of caramelization is caramelizations.

Words near caramelization in the dictionary

  1. caramelised
  2. carameliser
  3. caramelisers
  4. caramelises
  5. caramelising
  6. caramelization
  7. caramelizations
  8. caramelize
  9. caramelized
  10. caramelizer
  11. caramelizers

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