saponaceous
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of saponaceous
First recorded in 1700–10; from New Latin sāpōnāceus, equivalent to Latin sāpōn- (stem of sāpō ) soap + -āceus -aceous
Example Sentences
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Wons puts them through a microphone in a voice hushed, saponaceous, insinuatingly folksy, with an ingratiating "Are yuh listenin'?" or "Isn't that pretty?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Disraeli once described the manner of Bishop Wilberforce as "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous."
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
The yolk being a saponaceous compound, and not an oily matter as is generally supposed, it readily combines with the water and passes out of the wool.
Its root is saponaceous, and is pounded into a pulp and used instead of soap by the natives.
From Arizona Sketches by Munk, J. A. (Joseph Amasa)
As oxide of zinc does not readily form a saponaceous compound with fats or oil like white lead, the paint prepared with it and ordinary linseed oil does not dry or harden so rapidly.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
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