saponify
Meaning
- (transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
- (intransitive) To be converted into soap.
- (transitive) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.
Synonyms
Translations
saponificar
versiefen
saponificar
σαπωνοποιούμαι σαπωνοποιώ
saponificare
verzepen
saponificar
sabun haline getirmek
صوبنEtymology
From French saponifier, from Late Latin sāpō, sāpōnem (“soap”).
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