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soapstock

soapstock noun: a concentrated solution of salts of fatty acids obtained in the refining of edible oils.

Noun

soapstock (countable and uncountable, plural soapstocks)

  1. A concentrated solution of salts of fatty acids obtained in the refining of edible oils.

Forms of soapstock

pluralsoapstocks

Origin of soapstock

From soap + stock.

Questions about soapstock

What does soapstock mean?
Soapstock means a concentrated solution of salts of fatty acids obtained in the refining of edible oils.
What part of speech is soapstock?
Soapstock is a noun.
What is the plural of soapstock?
The plural of soapstock is soapstocks.

Words near soapstock in the dictionary

  1. soaps down
  2. soaps off
  3. soaps up
  4. soapstar
  5. soapstars
  6. soapstock
  7. soapstocks
  8. soapstone
  9. soapstoned
  10. soapstoner
  11. soapstoners

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