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saponification

Definitions of saponification
  1. noun
    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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    type of:
    chemical reaction, reaction
    (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
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