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saponified

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saponify


Main Entry:
sa·pon·i·fy Listen to the pronunciation of saponify
Pronunciation:
\sə-ˈpä-nə-ˌfī\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
sa·pon·i·fied; sa·pon·i·fy·ing
Etymology:
French saponifier, from Latin sapon-, sapo
Date:
1821
transitive verb: to convert (as fat) into soap; specifically : to hydrolyze (a fat) with alkali to form a soap and glycerolintransitive verb: to undergo saponifying
— sa·pon·i·fi·able Listen to the pronunciation of saponifiable \-ˌfī-ə-bəl\ adjective
— sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion Listen to the pronunciation of saponification \-ˌpä-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun
— sa·pon·i·fi·er Listen to the pronunciation of saponifier \-ˈpä-nə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun
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