nonsaponifications
əˌfaɪ
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Nonsaponifications
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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saponify (səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a fat is converted into a soap by treatment with alkali |
| 2. | 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 | |
| sa'ponifiable | |
| —adj | |
| sa'ponifier | |
| —n | |
| saponifi'cation | |
| —n | |
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saponify sa·pon·i·fy (sə-pŏn'ə-fī')
v. sa·pon·i·fied, sa·pon·i·fy·ing, sa·pon·i·fies
To undergo saponification.
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