WordNet: saponify
convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
- domain: topic chemical science, chemistry
- hypernym alter, change, modify
- verb group saponify
saponify
- (englanti) soap (derivationally related)
- (englanti) saponification (derivationally related)
- (suomi) saippuoida (synonyymi)