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saponule

saponule noun: a soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil.

Noun

saponule (plural saponules)

  1. (obsolete) A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil.

Forms of saponule

pluralsaponules

Origin of saponule

Borrowed from French saponule, from Latin sapo (“soap”) + -onis.

Questions about saponule

What does saponule mean?
Saponule means a soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil.
What part of speech is saponule?
Saponule is a noun.
What is the plural of saponule?
The plural of saponule is saponules.

Words near saponule in the dictionary

  1. saponites
  2. saponitic
  3. saponoside
  4. saponosides
  5. Sapons
  6. saponule
  7. saponules
  8. sapophoric
  9. sapor
  10. saporific
  11. saporin

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