Word
Saponify
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
sa-pon-i-fy
Definition
- 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.
- verb - Become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
- verb - 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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