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saponifying

saponifying is the present participle and gerund 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 saponifying

What is saponifying the present participle and gerund of?
Saponifying is the present participle and gerund of saponify.

Words near saponifying in the dictionary

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

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