saponaceous

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin sapo, -onis, soap; of Teutonic origin, and akin to English soap. See Soap

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[edit] Adjective

saponaceous (comparative more saponaceous, superlative most saponaceous)

  1. Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
  2. Slippery, evasive

[edit] Derived terms

Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt

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