saponify
/sə'pɑnə,faɪ/
verb
8 letters4 syllables16 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
VERB
1
Become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali.
2
Convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali.
“saponify oils and fats”
WORD FORMS
Related formsaponification
Related formsoap
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaponifysay
Starts & ends withS … Y
Syllablessa · pon · i · fy
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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