saponify
verb (used with object)
to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
unsaponified
-
a word derived from
saponify.
Example Sentences
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Soap, to be suitable for the purpose, must be free from uncombined caustic alkali, unsaponified fat, silicates, and rosin.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons
Run the gasoline into a weighed dish, evaporate the alcohol, dry and weigh the residue as unsaponified matter.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
