Simplified Chinese Meaning of saponify

皂化

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Definitions and Meaning of saponify in English

Wordnet

saponify (v)

become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali

convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali

Webster

saponify (v. t.)

To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.

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皂化

become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali, convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester i

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saponifier => 皂化物, saponified => 皂化的, saponification => 皂化, saponifiable => 可皂化的, saponary => 皂角,