caramelization


car·a·mel·ize

C0096600 (kăr′ə-mə-līz′, kär′mə-)v. car·a·mel·ized, car·a·mel·iz·ing, car·a·mel·iz·es v.intr. To be converted into a brown syrup: Sugar caramelizes when heated.v.tr. To cook (food), often with sugar, until a brown syrup is formed: caramelized the onions.
car′a·mel·i·za′tion (-mə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

caramelization

(ˌkærəməlaɪˈzeɪʃən) or

caramelisation

nthe conversion of sugar into caramel, caused by heating
Translations
caramélisation