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saponify
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1821, from French saponifier (see saponification). Related: Saponified; saponifying.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 to convert a fat or oil into soap; to be converted into soap 2 (context chemistry English) to hydrolyze an ester using an alkali
WordNet
v. become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
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]
Usage examples of "saponify".
But to simplify the operation, he preferred to saponify the fat by means of lime.
It was then necessary to separate the glycerine from the fat by saponifying it.
Can be isolated by first saponifying the oil, and then exhausting the resulting soap with ether.
In the transparent liquid void they soon spotted the saponified remains of Doc Miller.
A series of brief clips would convey an impression of the operation and of its sequels: the transfer of the supposed river water into the washing machine ashore and the supposed addition of the miraculously saponifying Product, in order, that a collection of the town’s most gruesomely stained articles of apparel might supposedly be cleansed to the astonishment, edification and high delight of the beholders.
After scraping, the hide was soaked in ammonia, then washed with saponifying roots that made a soapy lather, then softened with the brain mixture and burnished with powdered kaolin, a fine white clay mixed in very pure tallow.