unsaponifiable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not able to be saponified
noun
  1. lipids (such as steroids) that are not glycerides and thus cannot be saponified

Word forms

unsaponifiable unsaponifiables

Etymology

From un- + saponifiable.

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