Saponifiable(a.) Capable of conversion into soap; as, a saponifiable substance.
Saponified(imp. & p. p.) of Saponify
Saponifier(n.) That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification.
Saponify(v. t.) To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
Saponifying(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Saponify

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