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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saponify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
saponi-fy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.

Transitive verb

verb

To be converted into soap.

Intransitive verb

verb

To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From French saponifier, from Late Latin sāpō, sāpōnem (“soap”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

saponifies (present, singular) saponifying (participle, present) saponified (participle, past) saponified (past)

Derived Forms

saponifiable

Frequently Paired Words

saponification

Questions

What does saponify mean?
To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
Where does saponify come from?
It is traced to French.

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