transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈpä-nə-ˌfī ]
verb
( -fied ; -fy·ing )
Etymology: French saponifier, from Latin sapon-, sapo
Date: 1821
transitive verb
: to convert (as fat) into soap ; specifically : to hydrolyze (a fat) with alkali to form a soap and glycerol
intransitive verb
: to undergo saponifying
• sa·pon·i·fi·able -ˌfī-ə-bəl adjective
• sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion -ˌpä-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun
• sa·pon·i·fi·er -ˈpä-nə-ˌfī(-ə)r noun