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saponify

/ saponify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
saponification soap
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
verb Sense 2
become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
"the oil saponified"
Type of:
change
Derived:
saponification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
4
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change alter modify