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Meaning of "saponification" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAPONIFICATION

səˌpɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAPONIFICATION

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Saponification is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SAPONIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Saponification

Saponification is a process that produces soap, usually from fats and lye. It involves a reaction between a base, usually sodium hydroxide, and an ester group on a compound. Triglycerides are an example, which is an ester of a fatty acid. The triglycerides are hydrolyzed to form the sodium salt of a carboxylate. In addition to soap, such traditional saponification processes produce glycerol. "Saponifiable substances" are those that can be converted into soap.

Definition of saponification in the English dictionary

The definition of saponification in the dictionary is a process in which a fat or oil is converted into a soap by treatment with alkali. Other definition of saponification is a process in which an ester is hydrolysed to an acid and an alcohol as a result of treatment with an alkali.

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Synonyms and antonyms of saponification in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «saponification» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAPONIFICATION

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The translations of saponification from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saponification» in English.
zh

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皂化
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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saponificación
570 millions of speakers
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saponification
510 millions of speakers
hi

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साबुन बनाने का काम
380 millions of speakers
ar

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التصبين
280 millions of speakers
ru

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омыление
278 millions of speakers
pt

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saponificação
270 millions of speakers
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saponification
260 millions of speakers
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saponification
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Saponification
190 millions of speakers
de

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Verseifung
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ja

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鹸化
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ko

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비누화
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Saponifikasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

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xà phòng hóa
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saponification
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Saponification
75 millions of speakers
tr

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sabunlaşma
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saponificazione
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zmydlanie
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uk

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обмилення
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ro

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saponificare
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el

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σαπωνοποίηση
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verseping
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sv

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förtvålning
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no

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forsåpning
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPONIFICATION»

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Food Analysis
The saponification value is an index of the mean molecular weight of the triacylglycerols in the sample. The mean molecular weight of the triacylglycerols may be divided by 3 to give an approximate mean molecular weight for the fatty acids ...
S. Suzanne Nielsen, 2010
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Handbook of Fiber Finish Technology
Alkaline hydrolysis frequently is called saponification, because it is the type of reaction used in the preparation of soaps. This base-catalyzed hydrolysis goes to completion and requires one equivalent of alkali for each equivalent of ester, ...
Philip E. Slade, 1997
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Food Analysis by HPLC, Third Edition
antioxidant for 30 min. Rapid cooling after saponification is important. The liberation of the unstable retinol and tocopherols from their relatively stable esters demands protective measures against light and oxygen during saponification and ...
Leo M.L. Nollet, Fidel Toldra, 2012
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Phytosterols as Functional Food Components and Nutraceuticals
B. Experimental Details of Pretreatment and Preseparation Methods 1. Saponification Saponification probably is the most frequently performed reaction in oil and fat research. Treatment of the sample with a strongly alkaline alcoholic solution ...
Paresh C. Dutta, 2003
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Vitamin Analysis for the Health and Food Sciences, Second ...
Use of an air condenser greatly simplifies the saponification step in vitamin E assay (Figure 3.4). Following the saponification, the digest is diluted with water or 1% NaCl to inhibit emulsion formation and extracted with ether, petroleum ether,  ...
Ronald R. Eitenmiller, W. O. Landen, Jr, Lin Ye, 2007
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Saponification
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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The Encyclopedia of Vitamin E
Saponification vitamin is low. To facilitate the extraction, calcium Saponification is another method normally applied as the first step in extraction of vitamin E from FAD (Hickman, 1944; Eastman Kodak Co., 1957, 1965; Brown and Meng, 1963; ...
Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson, 2007
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Scientific Soapmaking: The Chemistry of the Cold Process
You would think that as important a term as saponification value would be used consistently by soapmakers universally. Sadly, this is not the case. The technical literature defines it to be the number of milligrams of KOH required to saponify 1 ...
Kevin M. Dunn, 2010
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Significance of ASTMM Tests for Petroleum Products
SAPONIFICATION Petroleum products, particularly compounded lubricating oils, frequently contain fatty material. It is often desirable to know the amount of such constituents even though it may not be possible to identify them completely.
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The Lipid Handbook with CD-ROM, Third Edition
Yield loss during alkali refining need not only result from NOL but can also result from the saponification of triglyceride oil “because of the excess of refining agent used. This action is autocatalytic, since any soap produced dissolves oil, which ...
Frank D. Gunstone, John L. Harwood, Albert J. Dijkstra, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPONIFICATION»

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'Saponification' a bit of quirky chemistry
The first rule of soap-making is don't touch the lye. The second rule is the same as the first: Don't touch the lye. For soap-makers in Hancock County and around ... «Greenfield Daily Reporter, Jul 15»
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Loumartin, une savonnerie artisanale
Ancienne technique abandonnée, car cette méthode de fabrication était inexploitable au niveau industriel, au profit de la saponification par bondillon (base de ... «ladepeche.fr, Mar 15»
3
Global Markets for Oleochemical Fatty Acids
The range of derivatives is dependent on the reaction site used. Derivatives can be produced using the acid functionality such as saponification, esterification, ... «PR Newswire, Mar 15»
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RIVERSIDE: UCR grad student makes boutique soap with beer
The chemical process of making soap, called saponification, removes all the alcohol. “There's no buzz, no scent and no carbonation left,” said Julie Escalera, 37, ... «Press-Enterprise, Dec 14»
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Mystery of the Hog Island petrified man
And this saponification can also take on a discoloration that can be very dark brown or blackish. Of bodies that are preserved by saponification, the chemical ... «Delmarva Daily Times, Oct 14»
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DIY: Adventures in soap making
ONLY use glass, stainless steel, wood or plastic (BPA FREE). The chemical reaction (saponification) will liberate any Al into an elemental form and is poisonous. «24 Hours Vancouver, Oct 14»
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Students continue learning skills from past
After rendering the beef tallow and pig fat (donated by WM Grocery) into lard, they stir the pot after mixing it with lye water awaiting saponification--the organic ... «Randolph Leader, Sep 14»
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Sapoval transforme les déchets graisseux en savon
Baptisée Sapoval, cette start-up, qui a vu le jour il y a "tout juste un an, mise sur un procédé étonnant : la saponification. Cette technique permet de transformer ... «L'Express, Sep 14»
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Le Calvados 4/4
http://www.aajb.fr. Aurélie Vernaudon. Savonnière, elle a créé Les Savons d'Orely (saponification à froid, avec des produits naturels). http://www.savons-orely. «France Inter, May 14»
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Guemps : Le savon nature, la fabuleuse aventure de Claudia Janquin
Avec la saponification à froid, les savons doivent sécher dans ces bacs pendant deux mois avant de pouvoir être commercialisés. Imprimer; - A +. Un été, en ... «La Voix du Nord, May 14»
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