saponification
pronunciation
How to pronounce saponification in British English:
UK [səˌpɒnɪfɪ'keɪʃən]
How to pronounce saponification in American English:
US [səˌpɒnəfə'keɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
Word Origin
- saponification (n.)
- 1801, from French saponification, from saponifier, from Modern Latin saponificare, from sapon- "soap" (see soap (n.)) + -ficare, from Latin facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
Example
- 1. Crude solanesol was purified using saponification followed by column chromatography .
- 2. Hydroxyl ions induce saponification of cell membranes and cell death along with disruption of the extracellular matrix ( liquifaction necrosis ) .
- 3. Testing methods for acid value , saponification value , ester value , iodine value , hydroxyl value and unsaponifiable matter of chemical products .
- 4. This process is known as saponification .
- 5. Fatty acids were prepared through the saponification of sunflower oil .