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saponified

saponified is the simple past and past participle of saponify.

Meaning of saponify

Verb

saponify (third-person singular simple present saponifies, present participle saponifying, simple past and past participle saponified)

  1. (transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
  2. (intransitive) To be converted into soap.
  3. (transitive) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.

Adjective

saponified (comparative more saponified, superlative most saponified)

  1. Treated by saponification

Forms of saponified

comparativemore saponified
superlativemost saponified

Words formed from saponified

Questions about saponified

What does saponified mean?
Saponified means treated by saponification.
What is saponified the simple past and past participle of?
Saponified is the simple past and past participle of saponify.
What part of speech is saponified?
Saponified is an adjective.

Words near saponified in the dictionary

  1. saponification number
  2. saponification numbers
  3. saponification value
  4. saponification values
  5. saponifications
  6. saponified
  7. saponifier
  8. saponifiers
  9. saponifies
  10. saponify
  11. saponifying

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