saponifying

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• 皂化

英英释义

动词 saponify:

1. become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali

2. convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali