Saponaceous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saponaceous \Sap`o*na"ceous\, a. [L. sapo, -onis, soap, of
     Teutonic origin, and akin to E. soap. See {Soap}.]
     Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base,


           and are in reality a kind of salt.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  saponaceous
       adj : having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away) [syn:
              {soapy}]