DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
saponify
/sə'pɑnə,faɪ/ · səpɑnəfaɪ
Saponify has 4 syllables: sa · pon · i · fy.
sa
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pon
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i
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fy
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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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