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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