UNSAPONIFIED

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not converted into soap

Example:

unsaponified fat

Classified under:

Participial adjectives

Antonym:

saponified (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)

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