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单词 saponify
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saponify

[ suh-pon-uh-fahy ]
/ səˈpɒn əˌfaɪ /
Chemistry

verb (used with object), sa·pon·i·fied, sa·pon·i·fy·ing.

to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
to decompose (any ester), forming the corresponding alcohol and acid or salt.

verb (used without object), sa·pon·i·fied, sa·pon·i·fy·ing.

to become converted into soap.

Origin of saponify

1815–25; <Latin sāpōn- (stem of sāpō) soap + -ify

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Words nearby saponify

sapodilla family, saponaceous, saponaria, saponification, saponification number, saponify, saponin, saponite, sapor, sap orchard, saporific
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British Dictionary definitions for saponify

saponify
/ (səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied chem

to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a fat is converted into a soap by treatment with alkali
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

Derived forms of saponify

saponifiable, adjectivesaponifier, nounsaponification, noun

Word Origin for saponify

C19: from French saponifier, from Latin sāpō soap
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Medical definitions for saponify

saponify
[ sə-pŏnə-fī′ ]

v.

To undergo saponification.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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