SAPONIFIED

saponified

(adjective) converted into soap; “saponified oils”

SAPONIFY

saponify

(verb) 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”

saponify

(verb) become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; “the oil saponified”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

saponified

simple past tense and past participle of saponify

Adjective

saponified (comparative more saponified, superlative most saponified)

Treated by saponification

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


SAPONIFY

Sa*pon"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saponified; p. pr. & vb. n. Saponifying.] Etym: [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. saponifier.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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