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soaplike

soaplike adjective: resembling or characteristic of soap.

Adjective

soaplike (comparative more soaplike, superlative most soaplike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of soap.
    • Near-synonym: soapy (sometimes synonymous)
    • The mechanism appears distinct from how some other bodily tissues are preserved after turning to adipocere, or "grave wax," which forms when body fats transform into a tallow-colored soaplike substance.2025, “Advances: Biology: Brain Endurance. Misfolded proteins may preserve brains for millennia”, in Scientific American, volume 332, number 2 (February), pages 10-12
    Synonyms:
    soapy
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a soap opera.
    Synonyms:
    soapy

Synonyms of soaplike

Forms of soaplike

comparativemore soaplike
superlativemost soaplike

Origin of soaplike

From soap + -like.

Questions about soaplike

What does soaplike mean?
Soaplike means resembling or characteristic of soap.
What part of speech is soaplike?
Soaplike is an adjective.

Words near soaplike in the dictionary

  1. soapless
  2. soapless soap
  3. soapless soaps
  4. soaplessly
  5. soaplessness
  6. soaplike
  7. soaplock
  8. soaplocks
  9. soapmaker
  10. soapmakers
  11. soapmaking

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