saponify
英[sə\'pɒnɪfaɪ]
美[sə\'pɒnəˌfaɪ]
基本释义
- vt.
- 使皂化
词性变化
- 第三人称单数:saponifies;
- 过去式:saponified;
- 过去分词:saponified;
- 现在分词:saponifying;
英英释义
Verb
1. become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali;
"the oil saponified"
2. 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"