SAPONIFICATION

n. Sa2p-o2n-i2-fi2k-a's hu3n. Lat., saponificatio (from sapo, soap, and facere, to make). Fr., s. Ger.. S., Verse i fung. The act or proce of converting into soap; the decomposition of fats into fatty acids and glycerin by the action of alkalies. [B; K.] Fermentative s., Gahrungs-S. (Ger.). S. caused by the action of an animal ferment. [K.] [s. 439]