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UNSAPONIFIED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsaponified mean?
• UNSAPONIFIED (adjective)
The adjective UNSAPONIFIED has 1 sense:
1. not converted into soap
Familiarity information: UNSAPONIFIED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not converted into soap
Classified under:
Participial adjectives
Context example:
unsaponified fat
Antonym:
saponified (converted into soap)
Participle:
saponify (convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali)
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