meaning of saponify
1. 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.
2. convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and
">fats"
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