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saponify
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Verb
  • 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
  • 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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