Saponify
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Saponify is a verb meaning (transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
Meaning
(transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To be converted into soap.
- (transitive, chemistry) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.
Word Forms
- saponifies
- saponifying
- saponified
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include soap, salify, solidify, acetify, syrup, emulsionize.
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