SAPONARY
Sap"o*na*ry, a.
Defn: Saponaceous. Boyle.
SAPONIFIABLE
Sa*pon*i*fi`a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of conversion into soap; as, a saponifiable substance.
SAPONIFICATION
Sa*pon`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. saponification. See Saponify.]
Defn: The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap; specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate.
SAPONIFIER
Sa*pon"i*fi`er, n. (Chem.)
Defn: That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification.
SAPONIFY
Sa*pon"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saponified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Saponifying.] Etym: [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. saponifier.]
Defn: To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.