Saponification
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Saponifications
- possessive
- Saponification's
- pluralpossessive
- Saponifications'