SAPONIFY


Meaning of SAPONIFY in English

-ˌfī verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

Etymology: French saponifier, from Latin sapon-, sapo soap + -ifier -ify

transitive verb

: to convert (as a fat or fatty acid) into soap : subject to saponification

intransitive verb

: to undergo saponification

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