(chemistry) Any reagent used for saponification.

plural of saponifier

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of saponify

present participle of saponify

Suitable for use in soap production. / (organic chemistry, of a lipid) That can be saponified.

Treated by saponification

simple past tense and past participle of saponify

(transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap. / (intransitive) To be converted into soap. / (transitive, chemistry) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.