saponification

saponification
saponification [sə pän΄ə fi kā′shən]
n.
Fr < saponifier: see SAPONIFY
the conversion of an ester heated with an alkali into the corresponding alcohol and acid salt; specif., this process carried out with fats (glyceryl esters) to produce soap

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sa·pon·i·fi·ca·tion (sə-pŏn'ə-fĭ-kāʹshən) n.
A reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali, such as sodium hydroxide, producing a free alcohol and an acid salt, especially alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap.

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