saponifies

sa·pon·i·fy (s

-p

-f

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v. sa·pon·i·fied, sa·pon·i·fy·ing, sa·pon·i·fies

v.tr.

1. To convert (an ester) by saponification.

2. To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.

v.intr.

To undergo saponification.

[French saponifier : Latin sp, spn-, hair dye; see saponin + French -fier; see -fy.]

sa·poni·fia·ble adj.

sa·poni·fier n.

saponify [səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied Chem

1. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a fat is converted into a soap by treatment with alkali

2. (Chemistry) 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

[from French saponifier, from Latin sāpō soap]

saponifiable adj

saponifier n

saponification n

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Verb	1.	saponify - become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" saponify - convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
	2.	saponify - convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" saponify - become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"

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Adipolytic Lead soap saponified	Chemical exposure to the eye can result in rapid, devastating, and permanent damage and is one of the true emergencies in ophthalmology;Separate alkaline from acid chemical exposure:Alkaline burns - more severe, alkali penetrates and saponifies tissues easily, may produce injury to lids, conjunctiva, cornea, sclera, iris, lens, and retina;Acid burns - usually acid does not damage internal structures since protein coagulation limits acid penetration. Ocular Chemical Burns Treatment - What Is Ocular Chemical Burns? by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community For example, Bradford Soap Works, West Warwick, RI, saponifies oils in order to make them the base of certain soaps--a first in the commercially-available category, according to Bradford Soap Works executives. It's a Wash: Cleansers 2002: bar soap sales are stagnant, but body ... by Henson, Melanie / Household & Personal Products Industry	Sapindales Sapindus Sapindus drumondii Sapindus marginatus Sapindus saponaria Sapir Sapir-Whorf hypothesis sapless sapling sapodilla sapodilla family sapodilla plum sapodilla tree Sapogenin saponaceous Saponacity saponaria Saponaria officinalis Saponaria vaccaria Saponary saponated Saponifiable saponification saponified Saponifier saponifies saponify saponin saponite Saponul sapor Saporific Saporosity Saporous sapota Sapotaceae sapotaceous sapote Sappan wood sappanwood Sappare sapper Sapphic Sapphic ode Sapphira sapphire sapphire berry sapphire ring sapphirine sapphism Sappho	Saponacity Saponaria Saponaria Saponaria Saponaria offcinalis Saponaria offcinalis Saponaria offcinalis Saponaria officinalis Saponaria officinalis Saponaria officinalis Saponaria vaccaria Saponaria vaccaria Saponary saponated saponifiable saponifiable saponifiable saponification saponification saponification saponification equivalent Saponification number Saponification value saponifications saponifications saponifications saponified saponified saponifier saponifier saponifies saponify saponify saponify saponifying saponifying saponin saponin saponin Saponins Saponins Saponins saponite saponite Saponul sapophore sapor sapor sapor sapor Sapor I Sapor II Sapori, Armando saporific saporific Saporosity saporous saporous saporous Saporta, Gaston de SAPOS

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Adipolytic
Lead soap
saponified

Chemical exposure to the eye can result in rapid, devastating, and permanent damage and is one of the true emergencies in ophthalmology;Separate alkaline from acid chemical exposure:Alkaline burns - more severe, alkali penetrates and saponifies tissues easily, may produce injury to lids, conjunctiva, cornea, sclera, iris, lens, and retina;Acid burns - usually acid does not damage internal structures since protein coagulation limits acid penetration.

Ocular Chemical Burns Treatment - What Is Ocular Chemical Burns? by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community

For example, Bradford Soap Works, West Warwick, RI, saponifies oils in order to make them the base of certain soaps--a first in the commercially-available category, according to Bradford Soap Works executives.

It's a Wash: Cleansers 2002: bar soap sales are stagnant, but body ... by Henson, Melanie / Household & Personal Products Industry

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