saponify
English Thesaurus
1. convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | saponify, |
| definition | : | become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
2. become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | saponify, |
| definition | : | convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
3. convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali (verb.change)
| derivation | : | soap, |
| definition | : | a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | saponification, saponification, |
| definition | : | a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | soap, |
| definition | : | a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | saponification, saponification, |
| definition | : | a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) (noun.process) |
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