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Definisi 'saponify'
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English to English verb
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become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali |  | Example: the oil saponified
source: wordnet30
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convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali | | Example: saponify oils and fats
source: wordnet30
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To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate. | | source: webster1913
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