Defenition of the word saponify

• Defenition of the word saponify

  • convert into soap; of oil or fat
  • convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
  • become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
  • convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
  • become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali

Hypernyms for the word saponify

• • alter
  • change
  • modify

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