4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. saponifier.] To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: saponified adj : converted into soap; "saponified oils" [ant: {unsaponified}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: saponify v 1: become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified" 2: 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" [also: {saponified}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: saponified See {saponify}
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