SAPONIFY
\sapˈɒnɪfˌa͡ɪ], \sapˈɒnɪfˌaɪ], \s_a_p_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_f_ˌaɪ]\
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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"
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become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
By Princeton University
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To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
By Oddity Software
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To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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