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Adjective: saponified
  1. Converted into soap
    "saponified oils"
Verb: saponify  su'pó-nu,fI
  1. (chemistry) become converted into soap by being hydrolyzed into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
    "the oil saponified"
     
  2. (chemistry) 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"

See also: unsaponified

Type of: alter, change, modify

Antonym: unsaponified

Encyclopedia: Saponified

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