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saponification

saponification noun: the hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.

saponification: the hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid
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Noun

saponification (countable and uncountable, plural saponifications)

  1. The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
  2. The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.

saponification meaning in Tamil

saponification in Tamil

கொழுப்பிறுகல், சவுக்காரமாதல், சாப்பாக்குதல், சவர்க்காரமாக்கல், சோப்பாக்கல்

Forms of saponification

pluralsaponifications

Origin of saponification

From French saponification, from saponifier (“saponify”).

Words formed from saponification

Phrases with saponification

Questions about saponification

What does saponification mean?
Saponification means the hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
What is saponification in Tamil?
Saponification in Tamil is கொழுப்பிறுகல், சவுக்காரமாதல், சாப்பாக்குதல். See Saponification meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is saponification?
Saponification is a noun.
What is the plural of saponification?
The plural of saponification is saponifications.

Words near saponification in the dictionary

  1. saponary
  2. Saponi
  3. saponic acid
  4. saponifiable
  5. saponificated
  6. saponification
  7. saponification number
  8. saponification numbers
  9. saponification value
  10. saponification values
  11. saponifications

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saponification (page history and authors); saponification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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