saponify
英 [sə'pɒnɪfaɪ]
美
- vt. 使皂化
- vi. 皂化
英英释意
- 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"