saponify
verb (used with object)
to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
saponifiable
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a word derived from
saponify.
Example Sentences
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They are due to the fact that paraffin wax is not saponifiable by the action of the alkalies used in the process, and is therefore not extracted.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech
This product is obtained by thickening water-glass with stearine, oleine, or any other easily saponifiable fat.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 by Various
Solid paraffin, heavy petroleum or paraffin oils, and rosin oil—which is produced by the destructive distillation of rosin—are not saponifiable, and yield about the whole of the amount employed to the petroleum spirit or ether.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various
Japan wax is almost entirely saponifiable, while beeswax and spermaceti yield about half their weights to the petroleum spirit or ether.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various
Scaling and peeling due to lack of binder and use of saponifiable oil resulted during the first six months’ exposure.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner
