| VERB | change | saponify | become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali |
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| change | saponify | convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali |
| Meaning | Become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Similar to | saponify | convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali |
| Spanish | saponificar | |
| Nouns | saponification | a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) |
| Meaning | 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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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "saponify oils and fats" | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | saponify | Become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali |
| Participle | saponified | converted into soap |
| unsaponified | not converted into soap | |
| Nouns | saponification | a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) |
| soap | a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats | |
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