saponification

English

Etymology

From French saponification, from saponifier (“saponify”).

Noun

saponification (countable and uncountable, plural saponifications)

(chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.

Derived terms

Translations

hydrolysis of ester

Greek: σαπωνοποίηση (el) f (saponopoíisi)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} saponificazione (it) f
Japanese: 鹼化 (kenka)
Kazakh: сабындалу (sabyndalu)
Portuguese: saponificação (pt) f
Russian: омыление (ru) n (omylenije)

soap formation

Greek: σαπωνοποίηση (el) f (saponopoíisi)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} saponificazione (it) f
Portuguese: saponificação (pt) f

Further reading

saponification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From saponifier +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sa.pɔ.ni.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

saponification f (plural saponifications)

(chemistry) saponification

Related terms

savon

Further reading

“saponification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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