saponified
/səˈpɑnəˌfaɪd/
adjective
- Having been turned into soap through a chemical reaction.
- The saponified oil formed a thick, creamy soap.
- They used saponified fats to create a gentle cleansing bar.
- The label said the product contained saponified coconut oil.
verb
- Past tense of saponify: to convert (a fat or oil) into soap by reaction with an alkali.
- She saponified the olive oil to make a natural soap.
- They saponified the mixture in a large vat and then poured it into molds.
- The chemist saponified the animal fat with potassium hydroxide.
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