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Showing words for SAPONIFY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Saponify

saponify

6 Letter Words for Saponify

anopsy, pianos, sanify, yapons

5 Letter Words for Saponify

apios, ayins, fains, fanos, finos, foins, infos, naifs, nipas, noisy, ofays, opsin, pains, pansy, piano, pians, pinas, pions, piony, pioys, pisay, psion, psoai, pyins, sapin, sayon, snapy, snipy, soapi, soapy, sofia, spain, spina, spiny, synop, yapon, yonis

4 Letter Words for Saponify

ains, aion, anis, ansi, apio, apis, asin, asio, asop, aspy, ayin, fain, fano, fans, faon, fays, fino, fins, foin, fons, fops, foys, info, insp, ions, ipso, naif, naio, nais, naoi, naos, naps, nasi, naso, nays, nipa, nips, nosy, noys, nyas, nypa, oafs, ofay, opai, opsy, pain, pais, pans, paon, pasi, paso, pays, pian, pias, pina, pino, pins, pion, pioy, pisa, piso, poas, pois, pons, pony, posy, psia, pyas, pyin, sain, saip, sapo, sian, sina, sion, snap, snip, snop, soap, sofa, span, spay, spif, spin, yafo, yaps, yins, yips, yoni

3 Letter Words for Saponify

afp, ain, ais, ans, any, asp, ays, fan, fao, fap, fas, fay, fin, fip, fon, fop, foy, fps, fys, iao, ifs, inf, ins, iof, ion, ios, ipo, ips, isn, iso, iyo, naf, nap, nas, nay, nip, nis, noa, nos, noy, nys, oaf, oas, ois, ona, oni, ons, ony, opa, ops, osi, oys, pan, pas, pay, pia, pin, pis, poa, poi, pon, pos, poy, psf, psi, pya, sai, san, sao, sap, say, sif, sin, sip, sny, son, sop, soy, spa, spy, syn, yan, yap, yas, yin, yip, yis, yoi, yon, yos

Definitions for Saponify

[1] to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
[2] to decompose (any ester), forming the corresponding alcohol and acid or salt.
[3] to become converted into soap.
[4] to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a fat is converted into a soap by treatment with alkali
[5] to undergo or cause to undergo a reaction in which an ester is hydrolysed to an acid and an alcohol as a result of treatment with an alkali

Words nearby Saponify

sapodilla family, saponaceous, saponaria, saponification, saponification number, saponify, saponin, saponite, sapor, saporific, saporous

Origin of Saponify

1815–25; < Latin sāpōn- (stem of sāpō ) soap + -ify

Other words from Saponify

sa·pon·i·fi·a·ble , adjective
sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion , noun
sa·pon·i·fi·er , noun
non·sa·pon·i·fi·a·ble , adjective
non·sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion , noun
un·sa·pon·i·fi·a·ble , adjective
un·sa·pon·i·fied , adjective

Word origin for Saponify

C19: from French saponifier, from Latin sāpō soap