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sa⋅pon⋅i⋅fy

  [suh-pon-uh-fahy] verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing. Chemistry
–verb (used with object)
1. to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
2. to decompose (any ester), forming the corresponding alcohol and acid or salt.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become converted into soap.
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Origin:
1815–25; < L sāpōn- (s. of sāpō) soap + -ify

Related forms:
sa⋅pon⋅i⋅fi⋅a⋅ble, adjective
sa⋅pon⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
sa⋅pon⋅i⋅fi⋅er, noun
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sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion   (sə-pŏn'ə-fĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  A reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali, such as sodium hydroxide, producing a free alcohol and an acid salt, especially alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap.
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Main Entry: sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: s&-"pän-&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : thehydrolysis of a fat by an alkali with the formation of a soap and glycerol
2 : the hydrolysis especially by an alkali of an ester into the corresponding alcohol and acid;broadly : HYDROLYSIS

Main Entry: sa·pon·i·fy
Pronunciation: s&-'pän-&-"fI
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
transitive senses
: to convert (as a fat or fatty acid) into soap : subject to saponification saponify intransitive senses
: to undergosaponification
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saponification sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion (sə-pŏn'ə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.
A reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali, such as sodium hydroxide, producing a free alcohol and an acid salt, especially alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or an oil to make soap.

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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