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How to pronounce “saponification”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of saponification with real speech in context.
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- No Need for Geniuses
And she worked on saponification.
- Definition summary
- (chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
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How to pronounce saponification
No Need for Geniuses

And she worked on saponification.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
- The reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.
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