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Meaning of 'saponify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Saponify [ v. t.]
- To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.

Meaning of 'saponify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . saponify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
Example in sentence:
  • saponify oils and fats
Meaning (2):
- become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
Example in sentence:
  • the oil saponified

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