Overview of verb saponify

The verb saponify has 2 senses

• saponify -- (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 -- (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")

Overview of adj saponified

The adj saponified has 1 sense

• saponified -- (converted into soap; "saponified oils")