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单词 saponify
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sa•pon•i•fy  (sə ponə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. [Chem.]
v.t. 
  1. Chemistryto convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
  2. Chemistryto decompose (any ester), forming the corresponding alcohol and acid or salt.

v.i. 
  1. Chemistryto become converted into soap.
  • Latin sāpōn- (stem of sāpō) soap + -ify
  • 1815–25
sa•poni•fi′a•ble, adj. 
sa•pon′i•fi•cation, n. 
sa•poni•fi′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
saponify /səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ/ 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from French saponifier, from Latin sāpō soap

saˈponiˌfiable adj saˈponiˌfier n saˌponifiˈcation n
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