saponifying
Variant of saponify
sa·poni·fy (sə pän′ə fī′)
transitive verb saponified -·fied′, saponifying -·fy′·ing
Etymology: Fr saponifier < L sapo (gen. saponis), soap (< Gmc *saipo- > OE sape, soap) + Fr -fier, -fy
intransitive verb
Related Forms:
- saponifiable sa·pon′i·fi′·able adjective
- saponifier sa·pon′i·fi′er noun
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