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Saponification   /səpˌɑnəfəkˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Saponification

noun
1.
A chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap).





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... 14% of a fatty crystalline material which melts at 39, and after saponification yields a crystalline, fatty acid that may be regarded as a mixture of lauric and muriatic acids. They also contain about 14% of a red, amorphous tonic material which, after drying, is but slightly soluble in cold or ...
— The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines • T. H. Pardo de Tavera


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