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saponify
sa·pon·i·fy
[
sə pónnə f
]
(
past and past participle
sa·pon·i·fied
,
present participle
sa·pon·i·fy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
sa·pon·i·fies
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
make or be made into soap:
to be converted into soap, or convert a fat into soap, especially by reaction with an alkali
[
Early 19th century. < French
saponifier
< Latin
sapon-
, stem of
sapo
"soap" < Germanic
]
sa·pon·i·fi·a·ble
[
sə pònnə fəb'l
]
adjective
sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion
[
sə pònnifə káysh'n
]
noun
sa·pon·i·fi·er
noun
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sa·pon·i·fi·a·ble [ sə pònnə fəb'l ] adjectivesa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion [ sə pònnifə káysh'n ] nounsa·pon·i·fi·er noun
