Index of English words, starting with "sa"

(1) - Saponifiable (a.) Capable of conversion into soap; as, a saponifiable substance.

(1) - 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.

(1) - Saponifier (n.) That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification.