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saponify

[ suh-pon-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

saponified, saponifying.
  1. to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
  2. to decompose (any ester), forming the corresponding alcohol and acid or salt.


verb (used without object)

saponified, saponifying.
  1. to become converted into soap.

saponify

/ əˈɒɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a fat is converted into a soap by treatment with alkali
  2. to undergo or cause to undergo a reaction in which an ester is hydrolysed to an acid and an alcohol as a result of treatment with an alkali
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԾˌھ, adjective
  • ˈDzԾˌھ, noun
  • ˌDzԾھˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Dzi·ھa· adjective
  • ·Dzi·ھ·tDz noun
  • ·Dzi·ھe noun
  • non·Dzi·ھa· adjective
  • non·Dzi·ھ·tDz noun
  • un·Dzi·ھa· adjective
  • ܲȴ·Dzi·ھ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of saponify1

1815–25; < Latin ō- (stem of ō ) soap + -ify
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of saponify1

C19: from French saponifier, from Latin ō soap
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Example Sentences

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It wasn't until years later, when the victim's skull was examined, that researchers discovered the brain remains were vitrified, rather than saponified.

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Pine-tar soap handmade in small batches from saponified coconut, olive, palm and almond oils with pure essential oils added for aroma.

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It is saponified by alkalies, with reproduction of soluble gum.

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To carry out the process the previously heated oil or fat to be saponified is run into a lead lined tank.

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Chlorophyll b is dark green, is somewhat less soluble than the other form, and when saponified by potash gives a transient brilliant red.

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