saponify

Verb
  1. Become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali (synset 200539932)
    "the oil saponified"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    verb group: saponify - convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
  2. Convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali (synset 200539651)
    "saponify oils and fats"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    verb group: saponify - become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali

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