What is "saponified"

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.

1. Treated by saponification v

2. (en-past of: saponify)

adj. converted into soap; "saponified oils" [ant: unsaponified]

1. 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"

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"

3. [also: saponified]

See saponify