saponify, v.
(saponified, saponifies, saponifying)
(saponified, saponifies, saponifying)
convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
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saponify
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"saponify oils and fats"verb frames
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become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
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saponify
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"the oil saponified"verb frames
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