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unsaponifiable

unsaponifiable adjective: not able to be saponified.

Adjective

unsaponifiable (not comparable)

  1. Not able to be saponified

Noun

unsaponifiable (plural unsaponifiables)

  1. (especially, plural) lipids (such as steroids) that are not glycerides and thus cannot be saponified

Forms of unsaponifiable

pluralunsaponifiables

Origin of unsaponifiable

From un- + saponifiable.

Questions about unsaponifiable

What does unsaponifiable mean?
Unsaponifiable means not able to be saponified.
What part of speech is unsaponifiable?
Unsaponifiable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near unsaponifiable in the dictionary

  1. unsanitation
  2. unsanitised
  3. unsanitize
  4. unsanitized
  5. unsanity
  6. unsaponifiable
  7. unsaponifiables
  8. unsaponified
  9. unsapped
  10. unsappy
  11. unsarcastic

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