SAPONIFY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
   Usage Example(s)
   • saponify oils and fats
   Hypernyms(s) saponify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • saponification (what does saponification mean?)
   • soap (what does soap mean?)
2. Meaning
   • become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
   Usage Example(s)
   • the oil saponified
   Hypernyms(s) saponify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • saponification (what does saponification mean?)