saponaceous /sap-ə-nāˈshəs/

1. Soapy
2. Soaplike

sapogenin /-jenˈin/ noun

A compound derived from saponin, often used in synthesizing steroid hormones

saponāˈria noun

Any plant of the soapwort genus Saponaria

saponifiable /sap-onˈi-fīˈə-bl/ adjective

saponificāˈtion noun

1. The process of turning into or forming soap
2. Hydrolysis of esters into acid and alkali

saponˈify transitive verb

To convert (esp a fat) into soap

1. To become soap
2. (of esters) to undergo hydrolysis into acid and alkali

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