About The Word Saponify
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Saponify
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What's The Definition Of Saponify?
[v] chemistry: convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; of oil or fat
[v] chemistry: become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; of oil or fat Synonyms | Synonyms for Saponify: Related Terms | Find terms related to Saponify: Saponify In Webster's Dictionary \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F.
saponifier.]
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.
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