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saponify

Main Entry:: sa·pon·i·fy
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

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\-ˌfī-ə-bəl\ adjective

— sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion

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\-ˌpä-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

— sa·pon·i·fi·er

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\-ˈpä-nə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun

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