saponification
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Chemistry - High School
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It then brings the cooking oil and grease to a plant in Comayagua, where they are purified and processed in a reaction known as saponification.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
It does sound magical that a human being could turn into glass, but far better if studying the Guardian can prevent vaporizing, volatilization and vitrification — or saponification — of anyone else.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
Sometimes fat in the body can turn to a soaplike substance after death that preserves tissue, a process called saponification.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 19, 2024
In a process called saponification, they chemically treated the samples to "digest" the fat and proteins into a kind of soap.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
These oils vary in their saponification number from 10 to 60, while their unsaponifiable value averages about 80.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
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