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saponify
sa·pon·i·fy S0083800 (sə-pŏn′ə-fī′)v. sa·pon·i·fied, sa·pon·i·fy·ing, sa·pon·i·fies v.tr.1. To convert (an ester) by saponification.2. To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.v.intr. To undergo saponification.
[French saponifier : Latin sāpō, sāpōn-, hair dye; see saponin + French -fier, -fy.]
sa·pon′i·fi′a·ble adj.sa·pon′i·fi′er n.saponify (səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied1. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a fat is converted into a soap by treatment with alkali2. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a reaction in which an ester is hydrolysed to an acid and an alcohol as a result of treatment with an alkali[C19: from French saponifier, from Latin sāpō soap] saˈponiˌfiable adj saˈponiˌfier n saˌponifiˈcation nsa•pon•i•fy (səˈpɒn əˌfaɪ)
v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali. 2. to decompose (any ester), forming the corresponding alcohol and acid or salt. v.i. 3. to become converted into soap. [1815–25; < Latin sāpōn-, s. of sāpō soap] sa•pon′i•fi`a•ble, adj. sa•pon`i•fi•ca′tion, n. sa•pon′i•fi`er, n. saponify
Past participle: saponified
Gerund: saponifying
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| saponify | | saponify |
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| I saponify | | you saponify | | he/she/it saponifies | | we saponify | | you saponify | | they saponify |
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| I saponified | | you saponified | | he/she/it saponified | | we saponified | | you saponified | | they saponified |
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| I am saponifying | | you are saponifying | | he/she/it is saponifying | | we are saponifying | | you are saponifying | | they are saponifying |
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| I have saponified | | you have saponified | | he/she/it has saponified | | we have saponified | | you have saponified | | they have saponified |
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| I was saponifying | | you were saponifying | | he/she/it was saponifying | | we were saponifying | | you were saponifying | | they were saponifying |
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| I had saponified | | you had saponified | | he/she/it had saponified | | we had saponified | | you had saponified | | they had saponified |
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| I will saponify | | you will saponify | | he/she/it will saponify | | we will saponify | | you will saponify | | they will saponify |
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| I will have saponified | | you will have saponified | | he/she/it will have saponified | | we will have saponified | | you will have saponified | | they will have saponified |
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| I will be saponifying | | you will be saponifying | | he/she/it will be saponifying | | we will be saponifying | | you will be saponifying | | they will be saponifying |
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| I have been saponifying | | you have been saponifying | | he/she/it has been saponifying | | we have been saponifying | | you have been saponifying | | they have been saponifying |
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| I will have been saponifying | | you will have been saponifying | | he/she/it will have been saponifying | | we will have been saponifying | | you will have been saponifying | | they will have been saponifying |
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| I had been saponifying | | you had been saponifying | | he/she/it had been saponifying | | we had been saponifying | | you had been saponifying | | they had been saponifying |
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| I would saponify | | you would saponify | | he/she/it would saponify | | we would saponify | | you would saponify | | they would saponify |
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| I would have saponified | | you would have saponified | | he/she/it would have saponified | | we would have saponified | | you would have saponified | | they would have saponified |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | saponify - become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionschange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"saponify - 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" | | 2. | saponify - 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"chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"saponify - become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified" |
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sa·pon·i·fy (să-pon'i-fī), To perform or undergo saponification.saponifyS01-834100 (să-pŏn′ĭ-fī) To convert into a soap, as when fats are treated with an alkali to produce a free alcohol plus the salt of the fatty acid. Thus, stearin, saponified with sodium hydroxide, yields the alcohol glycerol plus the soap sodium stearate. saponify
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verb convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkaliRelated Words- chemical science
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