SAPONIFIES
Verb
saponifies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saponify
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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