Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saponifiable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saponifi-able
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suitable for use in soap production.

adj

That can be saponified.

Etymology

Etymology tree English saponify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English saponifiable From saponify + -able.

Inflected Forms

more saponifiable (comparative) most saponifiable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsaponifiable unsaponifiable

Questions

What does saponifiable mean?: Suitable for use in soap production.
Where does saponifiable come from?: Etymology tree English saponify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English saponifiable From saponify + -able.

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