Saponify example sentences
sa·pon·i·fy
verb chemistry
saponify (verb) · saponifies (third person present) · saponified (past tense) · saponified (past participle) · saponifying (present participle)
- turn (fat or oil) into soap by reaction with an alkali:
- convert (any ester) into an alcohol and a metal salt by alkaline hydrolysis.