Look up: Saponification

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   Saponification
   Hydrolysis of esters in the presence of strong soluable bases.
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   saponification
   [n] - a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
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   Saponification
   A coating defect caused by the reaction of the binder with the substrate or attack of the film by an alkali resulting in a 'soapy' film.
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   Saponification
   Hydrolysis of esters in the presence of strong soluable bases.
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   saponification
   saponify; saponified; saponifies. The hydrolysis of esters using hot sodium hydroxide solution to produce the salt of a carboxylic acid. Usually saponification refers to the hydrolysis of esters of fatty acids to manufacture soaps.
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   Saponification
   Process of converting fat into soap or to remove grease and oil
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   saponification
   the making of a soap; 2)the hydrolysis of an ester into an alcohol and acid Category: Medicine • the alkali forms soap with any free fatly acids and also splits the flats, a process known as --, giving soapy products. These can emulsify the oils and waxes.. Category: Chemistry
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   Saponification
   Sa·pon`i·fi·ca'tion noun [ Confer French saponification . See Saponify .] The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap; specifically (Chemistry) , the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate.
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   saponification
   The alkaline hydrolysis of triacylglycerols toform fatty acids in soaps. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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    saponification
    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)
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    Saponification
    `Saponification` is the hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of a carboxylic acid. Saponification is commonly used to refer to the reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap. Saponifiable substances are those that can be converted into soap. :CH2-OOC-R - CH-OOC-R - CH2-OOC-R (fat) + 3 NaOH ( or KOH) both heated -> :CH2-OH -CH-OH - CH2-OH (glycerol) + 3 R-CO2-Na (soap) :where R=(...
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    saponification
    (sә-pon″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shәn) conversion of an oil or fat into a soap by combination with an alkali. In chemistry, the term now denotes the hydrolysis of an ester by an alkali, resulting in the production of a free alcohol and an alkali salt of the ester acid.
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    Saponification
    • (n.) The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap; specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate.
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    saponification
    (from the article `sperm oil`) ...lubricants that resisted extreme pressures. These were commonly used in mechanical transmissions, high-speed machinery, and precision instruments. ... ...During this process a slow chemical splitting of the neutral fat took place; the fatty acids could then react with the alkali carbonates of the ... ...
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    saponification
    saponification The process of saponifying; the decomposition of a fat by the addition of an alkali that combines with its fatty acids to form a soap, the remaining constituent, glycerine, being consequently liberated.
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    saponification
    Conversion into soap, denoting the hydrolytic action of an alkali on fat, especially on triacylglycerols; in histochemistry, saponification is used to demethylate or reverse blockage of carboxylic acid groups, thus permitting basophilia to occur. [sapo- (sapon-) + L. facio, to make]
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    Saponification
    The deposit of a gray scum or gray dust on the inside surface of a subgrade wall or floor; as the result of moisture moving through the concrete and washing certain chemicals from the concrete mass.
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