ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unsaponifiable

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unsaponifiable is an adjective meaning (organic chemistry) Not able to be saponified.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) Not able to be saponified.

More Meanings

  1. (organic chemistry, especially in plural) lipids (such as steroids) that are not glycerides and thus cannot be saponified

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include saponifiable, unsubstituted, unalkylated, nonprotected, lipophobic, nonanomeric.

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