| 单词 | saponify |
| 释义 | saponaceous /sap-ə-nāˈshəs/adjective
ORIGIN: L sāpō, -ōnis soap, prob from Gmc sapogenin /-jenˈin/ noun A compound derived from saponin, often used in synthesizing steroid hormones saponāˈria noun Any plant of the soapwort genus Saponaria saponifiable /sap-onˈi-fīˈə-bl/ adjective saponificāˈtion noun
saponˈify transitive verb To convert (esp a fat) into soap intransitive verb
saponin /sapˈə-nin/ noun A glucoside derived from various plants such as soapwort, that gives a soapy froth sapˈonite noun A soapy amorphous silicate of magnesium and aluminium found in cavities in serpentine |
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