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Definition of: saponify
(sə·pon′ə·fī) v.t. ·fied, ·fy·ing
To convert (a fat or oil) into soap by the action of an alkali. [<F saponifier <NL saponificare <L sapo, saponis soap + facere make]
—sa·pon′i·fi′a·ble adjective
—sa·pon′i·fi′er noun
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