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Saponify
Webster's Dictionary
(v. t.) To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Saponify'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/saponify.html. 1828.