saponify

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Verb

saponify (saponifies, present participle saponifying; past and past participle saponified)

1. (transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
2. (intransitive) To be converted into soap.
3. (transitive, chemistry) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.

Related terms

• saponification

Translations

• Italian: saponificare
• Spanish: saponificar

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