| SAPONACEOUS | • saponaceous adj. Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy. • saponaceous adj. (Figurative) Slippery; evasive. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • SAPONACEOUS adj. slippery, elusive; soapy. |
| SAPONACEOUSNESS | • saponaceousness n. The quality of being saponaceous. • SAPONACEOUSNESS n. the state of being saponaceous, slippery; soapy. |
| SAPONARIA | • Saponaria prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – the soapworts. • SAPONARIA n. a genus of flowers, aka soapwort. |
| SAPONARIAS | • SAPONARIA n. a genus of flowers, aka soapwort. |
| SAPONATED | • SAPONATED adj. treated or combined with soap. |
| SAPONIFIABLE | • saponifiable adj. Suitable for use in soap production. • saponifiable adj. (Organic chemistry, of a lipid) That can be saponified. • SAPONIFIABLE adj. capable of being converted into soap. |
| SAPONIFICATION | • saponification n. (Chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid. • saponification n. The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap. • SAPONIFICATION n. the act of saponifying. |
| SAPONIFICATIONS | • saponifications n. Plural of saponification. • SAPONIFICATION n. the act of saponifying. |
| SAPONIFIED | • saponified v. Simple past tense and past participle of saponify. • saponified adj. Treated by saponification. • SAPONIFY v. to convert into soap. |
| SAPONIFIER | • saponifier n. (Chemistry) Any reagent used for saponification. • SAPONIFIER n. any agent used to cause saponification. |
| SAPONIFIERS | • saponifiers n. Plural of saponifier. • SAPONIFIER n. any agent used to cause saponification. |
| SAPONIFIES | • saponifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saponify. • SAPONIFY v. to convert into soap. |
| SAPONIFY | • saponify v. (Transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap. • saponify v. (Intransitive) To be converted into soap. • saponify v. (Transitive, chemistry) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali. |
| SAPONIFYING | • saponifying v. Present participle of saponify. • SAPONIFY v. to convert into soap. |
| SAPONIN | • saponin n. (Organic chemistry, biochemistry) Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve… • SAPONIN n. a soapy substance obtained from plants, also SAPONINE. |
| SAPONINE | • saponine n. Alternative form of saponin. • SAPONINE n. a soapy substance obtained from plants, also SAPONIN. |
| SAPONINES | • saponines n. Plural of saponine. • SAPONINE n. a soapy substance obtained from plants, also SAPONIN. |
| SAPONINS | • saponins n. Plural of saponin. • SAPONIN n. a soapy substance obtained from plants, also SAPONINE. |
| SAPONITE | • saponite n. (Mineralogy) A trioctahedral smectite mineral. • SAPONITE n. a hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina occurring in soft, soapy, amorphous masses. |
| SAPONITES | • saponites n. Plural of saponite. • SAPONITE n. a hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina occurring in soft, soapy, amorphous masses. |