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saponification

sa·pon·i·fy
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-pon-uh-fahy]
    • /səˈpɒn əˌfaɪ/
    • /sə.ˌpɑː.nə.fəˈk.eɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-pon-uh-fahy]
    • /səˈpɒn əˌfaɪ/

Definitions of saponification word

  • verb with object saponification to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali. 1
  • verb with object saponification to decompose (any ester), forming the corresponding alcohol and acid or salt. 1
  • verb without object saponification to become converted into soap. 1
  • noun saponification the conversion of an ester heated with an alkali into the corresponding alcohol and acid salt; specif., this process carried out with fats (glyceryl esters) to produce soap 0
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Origin of saponification

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; < Latin sāpōn- (stem of sāpō) soap + -ify

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Parts of speech for Saponification

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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saponification popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • saponification number

    the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify one gram of a given ester, especially a glyceride.

  • glycerol

    a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.

  • saponify

    to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
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