Thesaurus > Related Words: saponify

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Definition:
  • convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats";
  • become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified";

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    Derivational Morphology: saponification, soap

     

     
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