Thesaurus: saponify
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.
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Definitions
- v. t. 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.
- v. become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
- v. convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
- 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.
- To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), tosubject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergoin decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
- v. become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali v. convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali