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SAPONIFIED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does saponified mean?
• SAPONIFIED (adjective)
The adjective SAPONIFIED has 1 sense:
1. converted into soap
Familiarity information: SAPONIFIED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Converted into soap
Classified under:
Participial adjectives
Context example:
saponified oils
Antonym:
unsaponified (not converted into soap)
Participle:
saponify (convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali)
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