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SAPONIFIED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Converted into soap

Example:

saponified oils

Classified under:

Participial adjectives

Antonym:

unsaponified (not converted into soap)

Participle:

saponify (convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb saponify

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