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saponifies

saponifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about saponifies

What is saponifies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Saponifies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of saponify.

Words near saponifies in the dictionary

  1. saponification values
  2. saponifications
  3. saponified
  4. saponifier
  5. saponifiers
  6. saponifies
  7. saponify
  8. saponifying
  9. saponin
  10. saponine
  11. saponines

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