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(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Saponification'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/saponification.html. 1828.
 
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