saponification
— Noun
– English
~ a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
saponified
— Adjective
– English
~ converted into soap; "saponified oils"
saponify
— Verb
– English
~ become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali; "the oil saponified"
saponify
— Verb
– English
~ convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
saponin
— Noun
– English
~ any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers
sapota
— Noun
– English
~ tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp
Sapotaceae
— Noun
– English
~ tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
sapote
— Noun
– English
~ tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum
sapote
— Noun
– English
~ brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet