English Explanatory Dictionary

saponify

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
  2. To be converted into soap.
  3. To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

saponify saponifies saponifying saponified

Etymology

From French saponifier, from Late Latin sāpō, sāpōnem (“soap”).

Related words

saponification

Derived words

saponifiable

Translations

Bulgarian: осапунвам Galician: saponificar Ido: saponifar Italian: saponificare Portuguese: saponificar Spanish: saponificar Welsh: seboneiddio
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