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SAPONIFICATION

\sˌapənˌɪfɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌapənˌɪfɪkˈe‍ɪʃən], \s_ˌa_p_ə_n_ˌɪ_f_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of SAPONIFICATION

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Changing into soap.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

The conversion of a fat or oil into a soap.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The process of hydrolysis of neutral fats by which they are split, with the formation of glycerin and fatty acids. When the hydrolysis is effected by alkalis, the fatty acids unite with the base to form soap. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. Act Converting into the soap or State of being converted into soap.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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