SAPONIFICATION NUMBER


Meaning of SAPONIFICATION NUMBER in English

Chem.

the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify one gram of a given ester, esp. a glyceride. Also called saponification value .

[ 1895-1900; SAPONI(FY) + -FICATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .