资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F.
saponifier.]
To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to
subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts
undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
资料来源 : WordNet®
saponified
adj : converted into soap; "saponified oils" [ant: {unsaponified}]
saponify
v 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"
[also: {saponified}]
saponified
See {saponify}