saponify
verb
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali
the oil saponified
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Related & opposite
- saponification derivation
- chemistry domain topic
- saponify verb group
Sense 2 verb
convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
saponify oils and fats
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- soap derivation
- saponification derivation
- chemistry domain topic
- saponify verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | saponification |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | saponify |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | soap |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | saponification |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | saponify |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |