transitive verb saponified, saponifying
Origin: Fr saponifier < L sapo (gen. saponis), soap (< Gmc *saipo- > OE sape, soap) + Fr -fier, -fy
intransitive verb
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verb sa·pon·i·fied, sa·pon·i·fy·ing, sa·pon·i·fies verb, transitive
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Origin: French saponifier
Origin: : Latin sāpō, sāpōn-, hair dye; see saponin
Origin: + French -fier; see -fy
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