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saponify

/səˈpɒnɪfaɪ/

/səˈpɑːnɪfaɪ/

Translations

saponifyverb

saponified

Past Simple

saponified

Past Participle

saponifying

Gerund

/səˈpɒnɪfaɪ/

/səˈpɑːnɪfaɪ/

The chemist decided to saponify the fat to produce soap.

Химик решил омылить жир, чтобы получить мыло.

Additional translations

омылить в мыло

сделать мыльным

Synonyms

saponifyverb

To convert a fat or oil into soap by treating it with an alkali.

The chemist saponified the vegetable oil to create a natural soap.

To undergo the process of being converted into soap.

The mixture began to saponify as the reaction progressed.