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Saponification

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Saponification has 1 sense

saponification(n = noun.process) - a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap);

is a kind of

chemical reaction

reaction

Derived forms verb saponify₂, verb saponify₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Saponification, n. [Cf. F. saponification. See Saponify.].

The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap; specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate. [1913 Webster]