saponification
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French saponification, from saponifier (“saponify”).
Noun
saponification (countable and uncountable, plural saponifications)
- (chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
- The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.
Translations
ester formation
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soap formation
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Further reading
saponification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
saponifier + -ation
Pronunciation
Noun
saponification f (plural saponifications)
Related terms
Further reading
- “saponification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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