saponification
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French saponification, from saponifier (“saponify”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]saponification (countable and uncountable, plural saponifications)
- (chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
- The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]hydrolysis of ester
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soap formation
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Further reading
[edit]- saponification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From saponifier + -ation.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]saponification f (plural saponifications)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “saponification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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